Wisconsin Child Support Calculator
Enter both parents' incomes, number of children, and parenting time to estimate the Wisconsin monthly child support obligation under the Percentage of Income model. Consult a family law attorney for a binding order.
- 17%
- 1-child base rate
- #33 of 51
- base-rate rank
- No cap
- income ceiling
- 85.1%
- cases with a support order
$1,006/mo
One-child base rate at Wisconsin's median income
17% of $70,996, the Census ACS 2022 median household income for Wisconsin, divided across twelve months, 6% above the median state. An index for comparing states, not a case estimate: guidelines apply to the obligor's income, or to combined parental income under the Income Shares model, and a court sets the actual order. How this is derived.
The verdict
Wisconsin carries a below-median one-child base rate.
According to Wisconsin Title IV-D guideline publication, last checked 2023.
- 17%
- published 1-child starting rate
- 85.1%
- of cases have a support order
Ranks describe published guideline starting rates across this portal's 51-jurisdiction table, not court outcomes or collection performance.
National context
Where Wisconsin's one-child starting rate sits
Each bar counts jurisdictions with a published one-child base rate in that 3-point guideline band. Wisconsin is marked in its own band; counts are exact from the 51-jurisdiction dataset.
Wisconsin's 17% published one-child starting rate is higher than 6 of 51 recorded state rates. This comparison describes the published starting percentage, not a complete child-support estimate.
Source: Published state child-support guideline records in PlainChildSupport's 51-jurisdiction dataset
Percentage of Income peers by one-child starting rate
Source: State Title IV-D guideline publications compiled in PlainChildSupport states.base_pct_1child filtered by formula_type · 2023 Peer board lists up to 10 Percentage of Income states sorted by published one-child starting rate. Counts match SELECT COUNT on the live states table.
Large Title IV-D caseload
Wisconsin calculator in the heavy-caseload third
335,770 active cases put Wisconsin in the heaviest third by OCSE P-52 volume (#9).
Wisconsin applies the Percentage of Income model across a Title IV-D caseload of 335,770 active cases (heavy third nationally), with a published 17% one-child start. Parenting-time and add-on fields adjust the estimate; courts can still deviate.
Sources: Wisconsin Child Support Guidelines · HHS OCSE Annual Report to Congress (Form 157) · estimate only; a court order requires the official worksheet.
Interactive Calculator for Wisconsin
Wisconsin uses the Percentage of Income to calculate child support. The non-custodial parent pays 17% of their net income for 1 child, 25% for 2 children.
Our Wisconsin interactive calculator is in development. Phase 1 covers the 10 largest states.
Use Official Wisconsin CalculatorWisconsin Guideline Summary
~17%
1 Child
~25%
2 Children
~29%
3 Children
None
Income Cap
Questions about this Wisconsin estimate
Where does Wisconsin's one-child starting rate sit nationally?
Wisconsin's 17% published one-child starting rate is higher than 6 of 51 recorded state rates. This comparison describes the published starting percentage, not a complete child-support estimate.
Does Wisconsin publish an income ceiling for this estimate?
No income ceiling is recorded in this portal's 2023 Wisconsin guideline dataset. The official worksheet remains the authority for a binding calculation.
Calculators nearest Wisconsin's 17% start
Sorted by absolute gap in published one-child starting rate among states with a verified interactive calculator. Not a recommendation of which worksheet to file.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Source: U.S. Office of Child Support Services (OCSS) - HHS Child support enforcement caseload and collections · 2025