Calculate the Value of $15,000 in 1940

What is $15k in 1940 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $15,000 from 1940 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$328,656
Adjusted for inflation, $15,000 in 1940 is equal to $328,656 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.74%.
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How much is $15,000 in 1940 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $328,656
2023 $317,997
2022 $298,716
2021 $279,079
2020 $275,329
2019 $269,178
2018 $264,133
2017 $258,677
2016 $253,420
2015 $251,584
2014 $249,695
2013 $246,001
2012 $241,791
2011 $234,835
2010 $231,374
2009 $225,244
2008 $225,039
2007 $216,214
2006 $210,857
2005 $203,893
2004 $197,464
2003 $193,821
2002 $189,321
2001 $186,429
2000 $180,321
1999 $175,607
1998 $172,821
1997 $169,929
Year Equivalent
1996 $164,464
1995 $160,393
1994 $156,214
1993 $152,036
1992 $147,750
1991 $143,357
1990 $135,107
1989 $129,107
1988 $123,643
1987 $118,393
1986 $117,107
1985 $112,821
1984 $108,536
1983 $104,571
1982 $100,714
1981 $92,464
1980 $82,179
1979 $72,536
1978 $66,536
1977 $62,357
1976 $59,464
1975 $55,607
1974 $49,500
1973 $45,536
1972 $44,036
1971 $42,643
1970 $40,393
1969 $38,036
Year Equivalent
1968 $36,321
1967 $35,250
1966 $34,071
1965 $33,429
1964 $33,107
1963 $32,571
1962 $32,143
1961 $31,929
1960 $31,500
1959 $30,964
1958 $30,429
1957 $29,571
1956 $28,714
1955 $28,607
1954 $28,821
1953 $28,607
1952 $28,393
1951 $26,786
1950 $25,286
1949 $25,821
1948 $25,071
1947 $23,036
1946 $19,500
1945 $19,071
1944 $18,643
1943 $18,107
1942 $16,607
1941 $15,107
Year Equivalent
1940 $15,000
1939 $15,000
1938 $15,429
1937 $15,000
1936 $14,786
1935 $14,357
1934 $14,143
1933 $14,036
1932 $15,643
1931 $17,250
1930 $18,429
1929 $18,321
1928 $18,536
1927 $18,964
1926 $19,179
1925 $18,536
1924 $18,536
1923 $18,107
1922 $18,536
1921 $20,786
1920 $20,250
1919 $17,679
1918 $14,679
1917 $12,429
1916 $11,036
1915 $10,821
1914 $10,714