Calculate the Value of $42,000 in 1978

What is $42k in 1978 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $42,000 from 1978 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$207,461
Adjusted for inflation, $42,000 in 1978 is equal to $207,461 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.53%.
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How much is $42,000 in 1978 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $207,461
2023 $200,732
2022 $188,562
2021 $176,166
2020 $173,799
2019 $169,916
2018 $166,731
2017 $163,287
2016 $159,969
2015 $158,810
2014 $157,618
2013 $155,286
2012 $152,628
2011 $148,237
2010 $146,052
2009 $142,183
2008 $142,053
2007 $136,483
2006 $133,101
2005 $128,705
2004 $124,647
2003 $122,348
2002 $119,507
2001 $117,681
2000 $113,826
1999 $110,850
1998 $109,092
1997 $107,266
Year Equivalent
1996 $103,816
1995 $101,246
1994 $98,609
1993 $95,971
1992 $93,266
1991 $90,493
1990 $85,285
1989 $81,498
1988 $78,048
1987 $74,734
1986 $73,923
1985 $71,217
1984 $68,512
1983 $66,010
1982 $63,575
1981 $58,367
1980 $51,874
1979 $45,787
1978 $42,000
1977 $39,362
1976 $37,536
1975 $35,101
1974 $31,246
1973 $28,744
1972 $27,797
1971 $26,918
1970 $25,498
1969 $24,010
Year Equivalent
1968 $22,928
1967 $22,251
1966 $21,507
1965 $21,101
1964 $20,899
1963 $20,560
1962 $20,290
1961 $20,155
1960 $19,884
1959 $19,546
1958 $19,208
1957 $18,667
1956 $18,126
1955 $18,058
1954 $18,193
1953 $18,058
1952 $17,923
1951 $16,908
1950 $15,961
1949 $16,300
1948 $15,826
1947 $14,541
1946 $12,309
1945 $12,039
1944 $11,768
1943 $11,430
1942 $10,483
1941 $9,536
Year Equivalent
1940 $9,469
1939 $9,469
1938 $9,739
1937 $9,469
1936 $9,333
1935 $9,063
1934 $8,928
1933 $8,860
1932 $9,874
1931 $10,889
1930 $11,633
1929 $11,565
1928 $11,700
1927 $11,971
1926 $12,106
1925 $11,700
1924 $11,700
1923 $11,430
1922 $11,700
1921 $13,121
1920 $12,783
1919 $11,159
1918 $9,266
1917 $7,845
1916 $6,966
1915 $6,831
1914 $6,763