Calculate the Value of $3,000 in 1981

What is $3k in 1981 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $3,000 from 1981 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$10,663
Adjusted for inflation, $3,000 in 1981 is equal to $10,663 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 2.99%.
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How much is $3,000 in 1981 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $10,663
2023 $10,317
2022 $9,692
2021 $9,055
2020 $8,933
2019 $8,733
2018 $8,570
2017 $8,393
2016 $8,222
2015 $8,163
2014 $8,101
2013 $7,981
2012 $7,845
2011 $7,619
2010 $7,507
2009 $7,308
2008 $7,301
2007 $7,015
2006 $6,841
2005 $6,615
2004 $6,407
2003 $6,289
2002 $6,143
2001 $6,049
2000 $5,851
1999 $5,698
1998 $5,607
1997 $5,513
Year Equivalent
1996 $5,336
1995 $5,204
1994 $5,068
1993 $4,933
1992 $4,794
1991 $4,651
1990 $4,384
1989 $4,189
1988 $4,012
1987 $3,841
1986 $3,800
1985 $3,660
1984 $3,521
1983 $3,393
1982 $3,268
1981 $3,000
1980 $2,666
1979 $2,353
1978 $2,159
1977 $2,023
1976 $1,929
1975 $1,804
1974 $1,606
1973 $1,477
1972 $1,429
1971 $1,384
1970 $1,311
1969 $1,234
Year Equivalent
1968 $1,178
1967 $1,144
1966 $1,105
1965 $1,085
1964 $1,074
1963 $1,057
1962 $1,043
1961 $1,036
1960 $1,022
1959 $1,005
1958 $987
1957 $959
1956 $932
1955 $928
1954 $935
1953 $928
1952 $921
1951 $869
1950 $820
1949 $838
1948 $813
1947 $747
1946 $633
1945 $619
1944 $605
1943 $587
1942 $539
1941 $490
Year Equivalent
1940 $487
1939 $487
1938 $501
1937 $487
1936 $480
1935 $466
1934 $459
1933 $455
1932 $508
1931 $560
1930 $598
1929 $594
1928 $601
1927 $615
1926 $622
1925 $601
1924 $601
1923 $587
1922 $601
1921 $674
1920 $657
1919 $574
1918 $476
1917 $403
1916 $358
1915 $351
1914 $348