How to use the written exam cutoff comparison calculator
Once a written civil service exam score arrives, the first thing candidates hunt for is the cutoff. Minimum qualifying scores move with the job series, the region and the number of vacancies, and agencies usually publish them only after a hiring cycle closes. This page therefore makes no forecast. Instead you paste in the cutoff figures you already have and it shows where your average score sits among them.
The arithmetic is simple. From the cutoffs you list the page takes the lowest, highest and average value, then subtracts each cutoff from your score. A gap of zero or more counts as at or above, so a score exactly equal to a cutoff clears it. You also get a count of how many listed cutoffs you clear and the gap to both the average and the highest one. Figures are shown to two decimals.
The tool goes no further than comparing the benchmarks you supply with your own score. It does not project this year’s cutoff, does not estimate your chance of being hired, and does not check minimum section scores. Comparisons only mean something when the references share a job series and grade level, so keep the list consistent.
Frequently Asked Questions
No. Cutoffs move every cycle with the job series, region and number of openings, so this page makes no forecast. It only compares your score with the figures you type in.
The gap shows as 0 points and the comparison reads as at or above, because a cutoff is treated as a score you need to reach rather than beat.
There is no line limit. Adding several cycles gives you the lowest, highest and average cutoff in the list, which makes it easier to see where your score sits.