Wonderlic score chart

Name: Wonderlic score chart: percentile and estimated IQ for every raw score
Creator: LifeScore

Every Wonderlic score from 0 to 50 with its percentile, rarity and estimated IQ. A 25 is around the 72nd percentile; a 30 is the 90th.

By the LifeScore Editorial Team · Updated October 2026 · How we check facts

Your Wonderlic score, out of 50

Percentile: 72nd
Rarity: the top 28%, 1 in 4
IQ estimate: 10694 to 118

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Wonderlic score chart, 0 to 50

Every Wonderlic raw score with its estimated percentile among test-takers, rarity and the IQ it points to.

Score	Percentile	Rarity	Est. IQ	Likely IQ range
50	99.9th	1 in 2,000	135	123 to 146
49	99.9th	1 in 2,000	135	123 to 146
48	99.9th	1 in 2,000	135	123 to 146
47	99.9th	1 in 2,000	135	123 to 146
46	99.9th	1 in 2,000	135	123 to 146
45	99.9th	1 in 2,000	135	123 to 146
44	99.9th	1 in 1,966	134	123 to 146
43	99.9th	1 in 1,195	133	121 to 145
42	99.8th	1 in 741	131	120 to 143
41	99.7th	1 in 468	130	118 to 142
40	99.6th	1 in 301	128	117 to 140
39	99th	1 in 197	127	115 to 139
38	99th	1 in 132	126	114 to 137
37	99th	1 in 90	124	112 to 136
36	98th	1 in 62	123	111 to 134
35	98th	1 in 44	121	109 to 133
34	97th	1 in 32	120	108 to 131
33	96th	1 in 23	118	106 to 130
32	94th	1 in 17	116	105 to 128
31	92nd	1 in 13	115	103 to 127
30	90th	1 in 10	113	102 to 125
29	87th	1 in 8	112	100 to 124
28	84th	1 in 6	110	99 to 122
27	80th	1 in 5	109	97 to 121
26	76th	1 in 4	108	96 to 119
25	72nd	1 in 4	106	94 to 118
24	67th	1 in 3	104	93 to 116
23	61st	1 in 3	103	91 to 115
22	56th	1 in 2	102	90 to 113
21	50th	1 in 2	100	88 to 112
20	44th	–	98	87 to 110
19	39th	–	97	85 to 109
18	33rd	–	96	84 to 107
17	28th	–	94	82 to 106
16	24th	–	92	81 to 104
15	20th	–	91	79 to 103
14	16th	–	90	78 to 101
13	13th	–	88	76 to 100
12	10th	–	87	75 to 98
11	8th	–	85	73 to 97
10	6th	–	84	72 to 95
9	4th	–	82	70 to 94
8	3rd	–	80	69 to 92
7	2nd	–	79	67 to 91
6	2nd	–	77	66 to 89
5	1st	–	76	64 to 88
4	1st	–	74	63 to 86
3	1st	–	73	61 to 85
2	0th	–	72	60 to 83
1	0th	–	70	58 to 82
0	0th	–	69	57 to 80

Wonderlic scores by role

Score guidance by occupation, as reported from the Wonderlic Personnel Test user's manual (1992). The average Wonderlic score is about 20 to 21 out of 50. Employers set their own cut-offs, so treat these as a guide rather than a pass mark.

Role	Reported score
Routine production and equipment work	10 to 17
Clerical work and first-line supervisors	20 to 26
Nurse	about 23
Upper-level management	28 or more
Engineer	about 29
Attorney	about 30

How this chart is built

Wonderlic publishes no full percentile table, so this chart uses a normal distribution with mean 21 and standard deviation 7, the figures most often reported for working adults. It matches the usual landmarks: about half score 20 or below, and one in ten scores 30 or more.

The IQ columns use our Wonderlic to IQ model, which assumes a correlation of about .75 with IQ. Because no test is perfect, the expected IQ sits closer to 100 than a straight percentile match, and the range shows the spread.

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Frequently asked questions

What percentile is a 25 on the Wonderlic?

About the 72nd percentile.

What percentile is a 30 on the Wonderlic?

About the 90th percentile, the top 10 percent.

What percentile is a 20 on the Wonderlic?

About the 44th percentile, just under the middle.

What IQ is a 30 on the Wonderlic?

Roughly 114 on our model, with a likely range of about 102 to 125. A straight percentile match would say about 118.

What is the highest Wonderlic score?

50. Reported perfect scores are extremely rare.

Sources

IQ estimates use the same model as our Wonderlic to IQ converter, which explains its assumptions.

LifeScore is not affiliated with Wonderlic, Inc. Wonderlic is a trademark of Wonderlic, Inc. Our practice tests are original questions written in a similar style and timed the same way. Reviewed October 2026 by the LifeScore Editorial Team.