This calculator is derived from the Consumer Price Index (CPI) provided by the United States government. They calculate the price of various goods over time to determine the CPI.
The challenge is that some things like education, housing, and healthcare costs might increase faster than the CPI and other goods might rise slower.
| Amount in 1938 | Value in 2023 |
| $0.01 in 1938 | 0.21 in 2023 |
| $0.02 in 1938 | 0.41 in 2023 |
| $0.03 in 1938 | 0.62 in 2023 |
| $0.04 in 1938 | 0.82 in 2023 |
| $0.05 in 1938 | 1.03 in 2023 |
| $0.06 in 1938 | 1.24 in 2023 |
| $0.07 in 1938 | 1.44 in 2023 |
| $0.08 in 1938 | 1.65 in 2023 |
| $0.09 in 1938 | 1.85 in 2023 |
| $0.10 in 1938 | 2.06 in 2023 |
| $0.25 in 1938 | 5.15 in 2023 |
| $0.50 in 1938 | 10.31 in 2023 |
| $0.75 in 1938 | 15.46 in 2023 |
| $1.00 in 1938 | 20.61 in 2023 |
| $1.25 in 1938 | 25.76 in 2023 |
| $1.50 in 1938 | 30.92 in 2023 |
| $1.75 in 1938 | 36.07 in 2023 |
| $2.00 in 1938 | 41.22 in 2023 |
| $3 in 1938 | 61.83 in 2023 |
| $4 in 1938 | 82.44 in 2023 |
| $5 in 1938 | 103.05 in 2023 |
| $6 in 1938 | 123.67 in 2023 |
| $7 in 1938 | 144.28 in 2023 |
| $8 in 1938 | 164.89 in 2023 |
| $9 in 1938 | 185.50 in 2023 |
| $10 in 1938 | 206.11 in 2023 |
| $15 in 1938 | 309.16 in 2023 |
| $20 in 1938 | 412.22 in 2023 |
| $25 in 1938 | 515.27 in 2023 |
| $30 in 1938 | 618.33 in 2023 |
| $35 in 1938 | 721.38 in 2023 |
| $40 in 1938 | 824.44 in 2023 |
| $45 in 1938 | 927.49 in 2023 |
| $50 in 1938 | 1,030.55 in 2023 |
| $75 in 1938 | 1,545.82 in 2023 |
| $100 in 1938 | 2,061.09 in 2023 |
| $125 in 1938 | 2,576.36 in 2023 |
| $150 in 1938 | 3,091.64 in 2023 |
| $175 in 1938 | 3,606.91 in 2023 |
| $200 in 1938 | 4,122.18 in 2023 |
| $225 in 1938 | 4,637.45 in 2023 |
| $250 in 1938 | 5,152.73 in 2023 |
| $275 in 1938 | 5,668.00 in 2023 |
| $300 in 1938 | 6,183.27 in 2023 |
| $325 in 1938 | 6,698.54 in 2023 |
| $350 in 1938 | 7,213.82 in 2023 |
| $375 in 1938 | 7,729.09 in 2023 |
| $400 in 1938 | 8,244.36 in 2023 |
| $425 in 1938 | 8,759.63 in 2023 |
| $450 in 1938 | 9,274.91 in 2023 |
| $475 in 1938 | 9,790.18 in 2023 |
| $500 in 1938 | 10,305.45 in 2023 |
| $600 in 1938 | 12,366.54 in 2023 |
| $700 in 1938 | 14,427.63 in 2023 |
| $800 in 1938 | 16,488.72 in 2023 |
| $900 in 1938 | 18,549.81 in 2023 |
| $1,000 in 1938 | 20,610.90 in 2023 |
| $2,000 in 1938 | 41,221.81 in 2023 |
| $3,000 in 1938 | 61,832.71 in 2023 |
| $4,000 in 1938 | 82,443.61 in 2023 |
| $5,000 in 1938 | 103,054.51 in 2023 |
| $6,000 in 1938 | 123,665.42 in 2023 |
| $7,000 in 1938 | 144,276.32 in 2023 |
| $8,000 in 1938 | 164,887.22 in 2023 |
| $9,000 in 1938 | 185,498.13 in 2023 |
| $10,000 in 1938 | 206,109.03 in 2023 |
| $20,000 in 1938 | 412,218.06 in 2023 |
| $30,000 in 1938 | 618,327.08 in 2023 |
| $40,000 in 1938 | 824,436.11 in 2023 |
| $50,000 in 1938 | 1,030,545.14 in 2023 |
| $60,000 in 1938 | 1,236,654.17 in 2023 |
| $70,000 in 1938 | 1,442,763.19 in 2023 |
| $80,000 in 1938 | 1,648,872.22 in 2023 |
| $90,000 in 1938 | 1,854,981.25 in 2023 |
| $100,000 in 1938 | 2,061,090.28 in 2023 |
| $200,000 in 1938 | 4,122,180.56 in 2023 |
| $300,000 in 1938 | 6,183,270.83 in 2023 |
| $400,000 in 1938 | 8,244,361.11 in 2023 |
| $500,000 in 1938 | 10,305,451.39 in 2023 |
| $600,000 in 1938 | 12,366,541.67 in 2023 |
| $700,000 in 1938 | 14,427,631.94 in 2023 |
| $800,000 in 1938 | 16,488,722.22 in 2023 |
| $900,000 in 1938 | 18,549,812.50 in 2023 |
| $1,000,000 in 1938 | 20,610,902.78 in 2023 |
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