Calculate the Value of $42,000 in 1987

What is $42k in 1987 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $42,000 from 1987 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$116,591
Adjusted for inflation, $42,000 in 1987 is equal to $116,591 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 2.80%.
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How much is $42,000 in 1987 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $116,591
2023 $112,810
2022 $105,970
2021 $99,004
2020 $97,673
2019 $95,491
2018 $93,701
2017 $91,766
2016 $89,901
2015 $89,250
2014 $88,580
2013 $87,269
2012 $85,776
2011 $83,308
2010 $82,080
2009 $79,906
2008 $79,833
2007 $76,702
2006 $74,802
2005 $72,331
2004 $70,051
2003 $68,758
2002 $67,162
2001 $66,136
2000 $63,969
1999 $62,297
1998 $61,309
1997 $60,282
Year Equivalent
1996 $58,344
1995 $56,900
1994 $55,417
1993 $53,935
1992 $52,414
1991 $50,856
1990 $47,929
1989 $45,801
1988 $43,862
1987 $42,000
1986 $41,544
1985 $40,024
1984 $38,503
1983 $37,097
1982 $35,729
1981 $32,802
1980 $29,153
1979 $25,732
1978 $23,604
1977 $22,121
1976 $21,095
1975 $19,727
1974 $17,560
1973 $16,154
1972 $15,622
1971 $15,128
1970 $14,329
1969 $13,493
Year Equivalent
1968 $12,885
1967 $12,505
1966 $12,087
1965 $11,859
1964 $11,745
1963 $11,555
1962 $11,403
1961 $11,327
1960 $11,175
1959 $10,985
1958 $10,795
1957 $10,490
1956 $10,186
1955 $10,148
1954 $10,224
1953 $10,148
1952 $10,072
1951 $9,502
1950 $8,970
1949 $9,160
1948 $8,894
1947 $8,172
1946 $6,918
1945 $6,766
1944 $6,614
1943 $6,424
1942 $5,891
1941 $5,359
Year Equivalent
1940 $5,321
1939 $5,321
1938 $5,473
1937 $5,321
1936 $5,245
1935 $5,093
1934 $5,017
1933 $4,979
1932 $5,549
1931 $6,119
1930 $6,538
1929 $6,500
1928 $6,576
1927 $6,728
1926 $6,804
1925 $6,576
1924 $6,576
1923 $6,424
1922 $6,576
1921 $7,374
1920 $7,184
1919 $6,271
1918 $5,207
1917 $4,409
1916 $3,915
1915 $3,839
1914 $3,801