Calculate the Value of $42,000 in 1998

What is $42k in 1998 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $42,000 from 1998 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$79,872
Adjusted for inflation, $42,000 in 1998 is equal to $79,872 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 2.50%.
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How much is $42,000 in 1998 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $79,872
2023 $77,281
2022 $72,596
2021 $67,823
2020 $66,912
2019 $65,417
2018 $64,191
2017 $62,865
2016 $61,587
2015 $61,141
2014 $60,682
2013 $59,785
2012 $58,761
2011 $57,071
2010 $56,230
2009 $54,740
2008 $54,690
2007 $52,546
2006 $51,244
2005 $49,551
2004 $47,989
2003 $47,104
2002 $46,010
2001 $45,307
2000 $43,823
1999 $42,677
1998 $42,000
1997 $41,297
Year Equivalent
1996 $39,969
1995 $38,980
1994 $37,964
1993 $36,949
1992 $35,907
1991 $34,839
1990 $32,834
1989 $31,376
1988 $30,048
1987 $28,772
1986 $28,460
1985 $27,418
1984 $26,377
1983 $25,414
1982 $24,476
1981 $22,471
1980 $19,971
1979 $17,628
1978 $16,170
1977 $15,154
1976 $14,451
1975 $13,514
1974 $12,030
1973 $11,066
1972 $10,702
1971 $10,363
1970 $9,816
1969 $9,244
Year Equivalent
1968 $8,827
1967 $8,567
1966 $8,280
1965 $8,124
1964 $8,046
1963 $7,916
1962 $7,812
1961 $7,759
1960 $7,655
1959 $7,525
1958 $7,395
1957 $7,187
1956 $6,978
1955 $6,952
1954 $7,004
1953 $6,952
1952 $6,900
1951 $6,510
1950 $6,145
1949 $6,275
1948 $6,093
1947 $5,598
1946 $4,739
1945 $4,635
1944 $4,531
1943 $4,400
1942 $4,036
1941 $3,671
Year Equivalent
1940 $3,645
1939 $3,645
1938 $3,750
1937 $3,645
1936 $3,593
1935 $3,489
1934 $3,437
1933 $3,411
1932 $3,802
1931 $4,192
1930 $4,479
1929 $4,453
1928 $4,505
1927 $4,609
1926 $4,661
1925 $4,505
1924 $4,505
1923 $4,400
1922 $4,505
1921 $5,051
1920 $4,921
1919 $4,296
1918 $3,567
1917 $3,020
1916 $2,682
1915 $2,630
1914 $2,604