Wonderlic Percentile Calculator
Type any Wonderlic raw score (0–50) to see the percentile, bracket, and which role categories the score typically fits. Based on the published WPT-R normative sample.
In the middle of the typical Wonderlic distribution. The average raw score is about 20.
In range for entry-level roles: warehouse, retail, customer service, food service.
What does my percentile mean?
Your percentile is the share of Wonderlic test-takers you scored higher than. A 70th percentile means you scored higher than roughly 70% of the population that took the same test. Percentiles compress the raw 0–50 score scale into something employers can compare across candidates regardless of which version of the WPT-R they took.
A few useful anchor points:
- Raw 20 → 50th percentile. The average Wonderlic score is about 20 out of 50.
- Raw 25 → 70th percentile. Above average; in range for many professional roles.
- Raw 30 → 92nd percentile. Top 10%; typical for technical and skilled-professional roles.
- Raw 32 → 95th percentile. Top 5%; the threshold for the elite tier.
- Raw 36+ → 99th percentile. Top 1%; the very top of the distribution.
How are Wonderlic percentiles calculated?
The percentiles on this page are anchored to the WPT-R's published normative sample. The Wonderlic Personnel Test has been administered to millions of candidates across decades, which produces a stable distribution of scores by role category and demographic cohort. The lookup interpolates linearly between the published anchor points (raw 10 → 5th, raw 20 → 50th, raw 25 → 70th, raw 28 → 88th, raw 31 → 94th, raw 32 → 95th, raw 36+ → 99th).
Source: the raw 31 → 94th anchor is taken from the official Wonderlic Personnel Test sample report (©Wonderlic Inc. 2018). Remaining anchors follow the commonly cited Wonderlic population norms (mean ≈ 20–21, SD ≈ 7) on the 1992 normative sample of N=118,549.
Score → percentile reference table
The full lookup for every raw score from 0 to 50:
| Raw score | Percentile | Bracket |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1st | Below average |
| 1 | 1st | Below average |
| 2 | 2nd | Below average |
| 3 | 2nd | Below average |
| 4 | 3rd | Below average |
| 5 | 3rd | Below average |
| 6 | 3rd | Below average |
| 7 | 4th | Below average |
| 8 | 4th | Below average |
| 9 | 5th | Below average |
| 10 | 5th | Below average |
| 11 | 8th | Below average |
| 12 | 11th | Below average |
| 13 | 14th | Below average |
| 14 | 17th | Below average |
| 15 | 20th | Below average |
| 16 | 26th | Below average |
| 17 | 32nd | Below average |
| 18 | 38th | Below average |
| 19 | 44th | Around average |
| 20 | 50th | Around average |
| 21 | 54th | Around average |
| 22 | 58th | Around average |
| 23 | 62nd | Above average |
| 24 | 66th | Above average |
| 25 | 70th | Above average |
| 26 | 76th | Top 25% |
| 27 | 82nd | Top 25% |
| 28 | 88th | Top 25% |
| 29 | 90th | Top 10% |
| 30 | 92nd | Top 10% |
| 31 | 94th | Top 10% |
| 32 | 95th | Top 5% |
| 33 | 96th | Top 5% |
| 34 | 97th | Top 5% |
| 35 | 98th | Top 5% |
| 36 | 99th | Top 5% |
| 37 | 99th | Top 5% |
| 38 | 99th | Top 5% |
| 39 | 99th | Top 5% |
| 40 | 99th | Top 5% |
| 41 | 99th | Top 5% |
| 42 | 99th | Top 5% |
| 43 | 99th | Top 5% |
| 44 | 99th | Top 5% |
| 45 | 99th | Top 5% |
| 46 | 99th | Top 5% |
| 47 | 99th | Top 5% |
| 48 | 99th | Top 5% |
| 49 | 99th | Top 5% |
| 50 | 99th | Top 5% |
What's a good Wonderlic score for my role?
The honest answer depends on the specific job and employer. Most candidates do well to aim for the top quartile of typical scorers in their role category. For deeper guidance see the good Wonderlic score guide with employer-by-employer thresholds, or read What is the Wonderlic test? for a complete overview of the format.
Move your score up
The gap between an average score and a top-quartile score is typically only 5–7 raw points, and timed practice closes that gap fast. Practice questions on this site are generated algorithmically in the real WPT-R format, so every session is fresh.