Value of a Dollar in 1938 - Inflation Calculator

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  • What was the value of a dollar in 1938? How much was inflation from 1938 to now? What was the average inflation?
  • We use data provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) calculates the prices of things throughout the United States over time. This data is published to show the inflation rate.
  • The inflation for the year is calculated as the inflation from the first of the year to the first of the year. This could be a discrepancy among other calculators.
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Amount in 1938 Value in 2023
$0.01 0.21
$0.02 0.41
$0.03 0.62
$0.04 0.82
$0.05 1.03
$0.06 1.24
$0.07 1.44
$0.08 1.65
$0.09 1.85
$0.10 2.06
$0.15 3.09
$0.20 4.12
$0.25 5.15
$0.30 6.18
$0.35 7.21
$0.40 8.24
$0.45 9.27
$0.50 10.31
$0.55 11.34
$0.60 12.37
$0.65 13.40
$0.70 14.43
$0.75 15.46
$0.80 16.49
$0.85 17.52
$0.90 18.55
$0.95 19.58
Amount in 1938 Value in 2023
$1 20.61
$2 41.22
$3 61.83
$4 82.44
$5 103.05
$6 123.67
$7 144.28
$8 164.89
$9 185.50
$10 206.11
$11 226.72
$12 247.33
$13 267.94
$14 288.55
$15 309.16
$16 329.77
$17 350.39
$18 371.00
$19 391.61
$20 412.22
$25 515.27
$30 618.33
$35 721.38
$40 824.44
$45 927.49
$50 1,030.55
$75 1,545.82
Amount in 1938 Value in 2023
$100 2,061.09
$200 4,122.18
$300 6,183.27
$400 8,244.36
$500 10,305.45
$600 12,366.54
$700 14,427.63
$800 16,488.72
$900 18,549.81
$1,000 20,610.90
$1,100 22,671.99
$1,200 24,733.08
$1,300 26,794.17
$1,400 28,855.26
$1,500 30,916.35
$1,600 32,977.44
$1,700 35,038.53
$1,800 37,099.63
$1,900 39,160.72
$2,000 41,221.81
$2,500 51,527.26
$3,000 61,832.71
$3,500 72,138.16
$4,000 82,443.61
$4,500 92,749.06
$5,000 103,054.51
$7,500 154,581.77
Amount in 1938 Value in 2023
$10,000 206,109.03
$11,000 226,719.93
$12,000 247,330.83
$13,000 267,941.74
$14,000 288,552.64
$15,000 309,163.54
$16,000 329,774.44
$17,000 350,385.35
$18,000 370,996.25
$19,000 391,607.15
$20,000 412,218.06
$25,000 515,272.57
$30,000 618,327.08
$35,000 721,381.60
$40,000 824,436.11
$45,000 927,490.63
$50,000 1,030,545.14
$75,000 1,545,817.71
$100,000 2,061,090.28
$200,000 4,122,180.56
$300,000 6,183,270.83
$400,000 8,244,361.11
$500,000 10,305,451.39
$600,000 12,366,541.67
$700,000 14,427,631.94
$800,000 16,488,722.22
$900,000 18,549,812.50
$1,000,000 20,610,902.78