TOEIC® Score Converter & Chart

TOEIC score conversion chart (correct answers → score)

Each section of the TOEIC Listening & Reading test has 100 questions and is scaled from 5 to 495. This chart shows the approximate scaled score and CEFR level for a given number of correct answers in each section, the tool above lets you mix different Listening and Reading counts.

Estimates. TOEIC uses statistical equating that varies by test form, so real scaled scores differ by a few points.

What your TOEIC score means, and what you can do with it

A number on its own doesn’t say much. Here’s what each band actually unlocks for work and study, with the CEFR level and the ETS/IIBC proficiency level (A–E) for each.

“What can I do with an 880?” (or a 990, 800, 700…)

An 880 is a strong B2/level-A score, comfortably past the 785 hiring bar, competitive for global companies, university programs and many public-enterprise (공기업) and large-corporate (대기업) applications in Korea. A 990 is the maximum and pure prestige. An 800 clears most corporate requirements; a 700 is a solid general-purpose score that many employers accept and a realistic first target if you’re starting from the average. Requirements always vary by employer and program, so check the specific cutoff, then use the tool above to see how many correct answers you need to reach it.

How TOEIC scoring works

The TOEIC® Listening & Reading test has 200 multiple-choice questions, 100 Listening and 100 Reading. Each section is converted to a scaled score from 5 to 495, and the two add up to a total from 10 to 990.

The score is not a percentage. ETS uses statistical equating so the same ability earns the same scaled score across different test forms, even though forms differ slightly in difficulty. There is no penalty for wrong answers, so always answer every question. Scores are valid for two years.

TOEIC score ↔ CEFR level

Scores map approximately to the CEFR. 785 (B2) is the level most employers and universities look for.

TOEIC vs TOEFL vs IELTS

These tests measure different things, so scores don’t convert exactly, take the one your employer or school asks for.

If your goal is a job in Japan or Korea, TOEIC is almost always the test employers recognise. For university abroad, TOEFL or IELTS is usually required.

The four types of TOEIC test

“TOEIC” is a family of tests. Practise any of them here, free to start:

Not sure what a “good” score is worth, or which test to take? Read why the TOEIC matters and what each test measures.

Practise free, full-length mock tests

The best way to know your real score is to take a timed mock in the current official format and see your instant estimate. Every kind of test below has a free version, with 75 tests in all, including 9 full Listening & Reading mocks. A few to start with:

How raw scores convert to scaled scores (10–990)

Your TOEIC® Listening & Reading score is not a percentage, and it is not read straight off an answer key. It is built in stages, and the middle stage, equating, is the part most converters skip over. It is also the reason there is no single official raw-to-scaled table.

Why equate at all? It keeps scores comparable across test dates. ETS designs each form's conversion so that a 720 earned on one version means the same level of English as a 720 earned on a different, slightly harder or easier version. Without it, your result would depend on which test day you happened to sit.

Because a fresh conversion is calculated for every form and ETS does not publish those tables, no single official raw-to-scaled chart exists. Every conversion table you find, including the chart near the top of this page, is a realistic model built from past forms. It is accurate to within a few points, not an exact lookup.

This is exactly why the chart and the tool above are labelled estimates: your real scaled score depends on the specific form you take.

Why the same number of correct answers can score differently

Every TOEIC form is a different set of questions, and some run a little harder than others. Equating corrects for that. On an easier form you may need a few more correct answers to reach a given scaled score, and on a harder form a few less. The adjustment is usually small, but it is real.

Same raw count, different scaled scores, and both are fair: each result reflects the same underlying ability once form difficulty is accounted for. It also explains why any converter can only estimate your score to within about ±25 points, and why the most reliable number always comes from a full, timed mock in the current format.

Listening and Reading are scored separately

The two halves of the test are equated and scaled independently, each to a score from 5 to 495, then added for your 10–990 total. The floor is 5 per section, not 0, so the lowest possible total is 10, not zero. Because the sections are separate, two people can reach the same total from very different profiles.

Both score 800, but Mei carries it with Listening while Jun is even. For most test-takers the faster gains come from Reading, where Part 7 time pressure costs the most points. If Listening is your weaker half, targeted Listening practice lifts that section score on its own. Work on whichever section has more room, and your total rises either way.

Turn your estimate into a target score

An estimate is most useful when you work backward from a goal. Decide the score your employer, school or visa needs, find the rough number of correct answers behind it, then compare that with your current mock result to see the gap. Here are the common targets and the approximate correct answers per section they take.

Approximate, per section, and per form. Use these as planning targets, not guarantees.

Then close the gap deliberately: take a timed mock, review every wrong answer, and drill your weakest part until your estimate clears the target with a margin. Our AI coach turns each result into a focused plan, and what score you need lists the real requirements by job and country.