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Inflation Calculator: See What US Dollars Are Worth by Year
Enter an amount and two years to see what that money is worth in the other year’s dollars. Based on US CPI data, works forward or backward, free with no signup.
Find Today’s Value of Old Dollars in Seconds
Prices from your childhood, an old pay slip or a 2000s mortgage all look small next to today’s numbers. This dollar inflation calculator, a money inflation calculator for any US amount, puts them on the same footing. For example, $100 in 2000 buys about the same as $182.17 in 2024, a cumulative rise of 82.2%.
Read moreBuilt on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U)
This CPI inflation calculator, also called a consumer price index inflation calculator, uses the US Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. CPI-U tracks what households pay for a fixed basket of goods and services, so it is the standard yardstick for US inflation.
Adjust a Salary or Wage for Inflation
Use it as a salary or wage inflation calculator to check whether a raise kept up with prices. A $50,000 salary in 2019 needed to be about $61,350 in 2024 just to buy the same things. Anything below that is a pay cut in real terms.
Run It Backward With Reverse Inflation
Set the later year as From Year and the earlier one as To Year. The tool then works as a reverse inflation calculator and shows what today’s money was worth in the past. $100 in 2024 equals about $26.27 in 1980 dollars.
US Inflation Rate by Year
The US inflation rate swings a lot from year to year, so the tool doubles as an inflation calculator by year and an inflation rate calculator. Pick any two years to see the total change between them, or use the table below as a quick reference.
| Year | Average CPI-U | Annual inflation rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 321.9 | 2.6% |
| 2024 | 313.7 | 2.9% |
| 2023 | 304.7 | 4.1% |
| 2022 | 292.7 | 8.0% |
| 2021 | 271.0 | 4.7% |
| 2020 | 258.8 | 1.2% |
| 2010 | 218.1 | 1.6% |
| 2000 | 172.2 | 3.4% |
| 1990 | 130.7 | 5.4% |
| 1980 | 82.4 | 13.5% |
| 1960 | 29.6 | 1.5% |
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, CPI 1913–, from BLS data.
Plan Ahead With Future Inflation
For a future inflation estimate, grow today’s amount by an expected yearly rate. At 3% a year, $1,000 today will need about $1,343.92 in ten years to buy the same things. It is the math behind any future inflation calculator and a useful check for savings goals.
US Dollars Only, Not Pounds
This is a US dollar inflation calculator, built for American prices. For a British pound inflation calculator, use UK CPI figures from the Office for National Statistics instead. Mixing US data with pound amounts gives misleading results.
How to Use the Inflation Calculator
Enter the amount
Choose the From Year
Choose the To Year
Click Calculate
Inflation Calculator FAQs
Quick answers about adjusting money for inflation.
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Raheel Jakhura
CEO / Co-Founder
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