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D&D 5e XP to level calculator.
Enter a character's experience points. See their level, proficiency bonus and how far they are from the next level.
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What this calculator does
The 5e advancement table is a list of twenty fixed thresholds, so there is no formula to find a level from XP; you read the table. The numbers rise unevenly: 300 XP to reach 2nd level, 6,500 for 5th, 85,000 for 11th and 355,000 for 20th. This calculator does the lookup and also gives the figures people ask next: proficiency bonus and how many points remain.
If the character has levels in more than one class, the table still applies to the total character level. The SRD says the XP cost to gain a level is always based on your total character level, not on your level in a particular class, so a cleric 6 and fighter 1 needs the XP for 8th level to take another level.
Worked example
A character with 12,000 XP is level 5. Level 5 starts at 6,500 XP and level 6 starts at 14,000 XP, so 2,000 more XP are needed and the character is 73% of the way through the level. The proficiency bonus is +3. At exactly 6,500 XP the character is level 5 and the proficiency bonus rises to +3.
How it is calculated
The character's level is the highest row of the SRD 5.1 Character Advancement table whose XP requirement does not exceed the XP entered: 0, 300, 900, 2,700, 6,500, 14,000, 23,000, 34,000, 48,000, 64,000, 85,000, 100,000, 120,000, 140,000, 165,000, 195,000, 225,000, 265,000, 305,000 and 355,000 for levels 1 to 20. Proficiency bonus is read from the same table: +2 for levels 1 to 4, +3 for 5 to 8, +4 for 9 to 12, +5 for 13 to 16 and +6 for 17 to 20. Progress is the share of the gap between this level's XP and the next level's that has been earned.
The Character Advancement table and the multiclassing text in the Classes chapter of SRD 5.1. Last checked 2026-10-26.
What this does not cover
- XP beyond 355,000 does not add a level; 20 is the maximum.
- Milestone leveling does not use XP, so there is nothing to convert.
- Other editions and some variant rules use different tables.
- Multiclass prerequisites and features are outside the scope of this tool.
Common mix-ups
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Often assumedProficiency bonus goes up by one at every level.
What the source saysThe SRD table raises it in steps: +2 at levels 1 to 4, +3 at 5 to 8, +4 at 9 to 12, +5 at 13 to 16 and +6 at 17 to 20. [1]
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Often assumedA multiclass character needs XP for the level in the class they are taking.
What the source saysThe SRD says the XP cost to gain a level is always based on total character level as shown in the Character Advancement table, not the level in a particular class. [1]
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Frequently asked questions
How much XP do you need for level 5 in 5e?
Six thousand five hundred XP. Level 2 needs 300, level 3 needs 900, level 4 needs 2,700, and level 5 needs 6,500.
Is there a formula to calculate level from XP?
No. The SRD gives a table of fixed thresholds for levels 1 to 20, so the level is found by looking up the highest threshold at or below your XP.
What is the proficiency bonus at each level?
It is +2 at levels 1 to 4, +3 at 5 to 8, +4 at 9 to 12, +5 at 13 to 16 and +6 at 17 to 20, according to the SRD table.
How much XP is level 20?
Three hundred fifty-five thousand XP is the threshold for 20th level. It is the last row of the table.
How does multiclassing affect the XP needed?
It does not. The SRD says the XP cost of a level is based on total character level, not on the level in any one class.
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The Character Advancement table and the multiclassing text in the Classes chapter of SRD 5.1. Runs entirely in your browser. Nothing you type is sent or stored.
Disclaimer
TNAADO is not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast. This tool is compatible with fifth edition and uses game names only to describe what it is for. Odds and totals are arithmetic from the cited rules, and your table's house rules may differ. This work includes material taken from the System Reference Document 5.1 ("SRD 5.1") by Wizards of the Coast LLC and available at https://dnd.wizards.com/resources/systems-reference-document. The SRD 5.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License available at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode.