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 1948 | Value in 2023 |
| $0.01 in 1948 | 0.13 in 2023 |
| $0.02 in 1948 | 0.25 in 2023 |
| $0.03 in 1948 | 0.38 in 2023 |
| $0.04 in 1948 | 0.51 in 2023 |
| $0.05 in 1948 | 0.63 in 2023 |
| $0.06 in 1948 | 0.76 in 2023 |
| $0.07 in 1948 | 0.89 in 2023 |
| $0.08 in 1948 | 1.01 in 2023 |
| $0.09 in 1948 | 1.14 in 2023 |
| $0.10 in 1948 | 1.27 in 2023 |
| $0.25 in 1948 | 3.17 in 2023 |
| $0.50 in 1948 | 6.34 in 2023 |
| $0.75 in 1948 | 9.51 in 2023 |
| $1.00 in 1948 | 12.68 in 2023 |
| $1.25 in 1948 | 15.85 in 2023 |
| $1.50 in 1948 | 19.03 in 2023 |
| $1.75 in 1948 | 22.20 in 2023 |
| $2.00 in 1948 | 25.37 in 2023 |
| $3 in 1948 | 38.05 in 2023 |
| $4 in 1948 | 50.73 in 2023 |
| $5 in 1948 | 63.42 in 2023 |
| $6 in 1948 | 76.10 in 2023 |
| $7 in 1948 | 88.79 in 2023 |
| $8 in 1948 | 101.47 in 2023 |
| $9 in 1948 | 114.15 in 2023 |
| $10 in 1948 | 126.84 in 2023 |
| $15 in 1948 | 190.25 in 2023 |
| $20 in 1948 | 253.67 in 2023 |
| $25 in 1948 | 317.09 in 2023 |
| $30 in 1948 | 380.51 in 2023 |
| $35 in 1948 | 443.93 in 2023 |
| $40 in 1948 | 507.35 in 2023 |
| $45 in 1948 | 570.76 in 2023 |
| $50 in 1948 | 634.18 in 2023 |
| $75 in 1948 | 951.27 in 2023 |
| $100 in 1948 | 1,268.36 in 2023 |
| $125 in 1948 | 1,585.45 in 2023 |
| $150 in 1948 | 1,902.54 in 2023 |
| $175 in 1948 | 2,219.64 in 2023 |
| $200 in 1948 | 2,536.73 in 2023 |
| $225 in 1948 | 2,853.82 in 2023 |
| $250 in 1948 | 3,170.91 in 2023 |
| $275 in 1948 | 3,488.00 in 2023 |
| $300 in 1948 | 3,805.09 in 2023 |
| $325 in 1948 | 4,122.18 in 2023 |
| $350 in 1948 | 4,439.27 in 2023 |
| $375 in 1948 | 4,756.36 in 2023 |
| $400 in 1948 | 5,073.45 in 2023 |
| $425 in 1948 | 5,390.54 in 2023 |
| $450 in 1948 | 5,707.63 in 2023 |
| $475 in 1948 | 6,024.73 in 2023 |
| $500 in 1948 | 6,341.82 in 2023 |
| $600 in 1948 | 7,610.18 in 2023 |
| $700 in 1948 | 8,878.54 in 2023 |
| $800 in 1948 | 10,146.91 in 2023 |
| $900 in 1948 | 11,415.27 in 2023 |
| $1,000 in 1948 | 12,683.63 in 2023 |
| $2,000 in 1948 | 25,367.26 in 2023 |
| $3,000 in 1948 | 38,050.90 in 2023 |
| $4,000 in 1948 | 50,734.53 in 2023 |
| $5,000 in 1948 | 63,418.16 in 2023 |
| $6,000 in 1948 | 76,101.79 in 2023 |
| $7,000 in 1948 | 88,785.43 in 2023 |
| $8,000 in 1948 | 101,469.06 in 2023 |
| $9,000 in 1948 | 114,152.69 in 2023 |
| $10,000 in 1948 | 126,836.32 in 2023 |
| $20,000 in 1948 | 253,672.65 in 2023 |
| $30,000 in 1948 | 380,508.97 in 2023 |
| $40,000 in 1948 | 507,345.30 in 2023 |
| $50,000 in 1948 | 634,181.62 in 2023 |
| $60,000 in 1948 | 761,017.95 in 2023 |
| $70,000 in 1948 | 887,854.27 in 2023 |
| $80,000 in 1948 | 1,014,690.60 in 2023 |
| $90,000 in 1948 | 1,141,526.92 in 2023 |
| $100,000 in 1948 | 1,268,363.25 in 2023 |
| $200,000 in 1948 | 2,536,726.50 in 2023 |
| $300,000 in 1948 | 3,805,089.74 in 2023 |
| $400,000 in 1948 | 5,073,452.99 in 2023 |
| $500,000 in 1948 | 6,341,816.24 in 2023 |
| $600,000 in 1948 | 7,610,179.49 in 2023 |
| $700,000 in 1948 | 8,878,542.74 in 2023 |
| $800,000 in 1948 | 10,146,905.98 in 2023 |
| $900,000 in 1948 | 11,415,269.23 in 2023 |
| $1,000,000 in 1948 | 12,683,632.48 in 2023 |