Calculate the Value of $48,000 in 1978

What is $48k in 1978 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $48,000 from 1978 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$237,098
Adjusted for inflation, $48,000 in 1978 is equal to $237,098 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.53%.
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How much is $48,000 in 1978 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $237,098
2023 $229,408
2022 $215,499
2021 $201,333
2020 $198,627
2019 $194,190
2018 $190,550
2017 $186,614
2016 $182,821
2015 $181,497
2014 $180,134
2013 $177,469
2012 $174,432
2011 $169,414
2010 $166,917
2009 $162,495
2008 $162,347
2007 $155,981
2006 $152,116
2005 $147,092
2004 $142,454
2003 $139,826
2002 $136,580
2001 $134,493
2000 $130,087
1999 $126,686
1998 $124,676
1997 $122,589
Year Equivalent
1996 $118,647
1995 $115,710
1994 $112,696
1993 $109,681
1992 $106,589
1991 $103,420
1990 $97,469
1989 $93,140
1988 $89,198
1987 $85,411
1986 $84,483
1985 $81,391
1984 $78,300
1983 $75,440
1982 $72,657
1981 $66,705
1980 $59,285
1979 $52,329
1978 $48,000
1977 $44,986
1976 $42,899
1975 $40,116
1974 $35,710
1973 $32,850
1972 $31,768
1971 $30,763
1970 $29,140
1969 $27,440
Year Equivalent
1968 $26,203
1967 $25,430
1966 $24,580
1965 $24,116
1964 $23,884
1963 $23,498
1962 $23,188
1961 $23,034
1960 $22,725
1959 $22,338
1958 $21,952
1957 $21,333
1956 $20,715
1955 $20,638
1954 $20,792
1953 $20,638
1952 $20,483
1951 $19,324
1950 $18,242
1949 $18,628
1948 $18,087
1947 $16,618
1946 $14,068
1945 $13,758
1944 $13,449
1943 $13,063
1942 $11,981
1941 $10,899
Year Equivalent
1940 $10,821
1939 $10,821
1938 $11,130
1937 $10,821
1936 $10,667
1935 $10,357
1934 $10,203
1933 $10,126
1932 $11,285
1931 $12,444
1930 $13,295
1929 $13,217
1928 $13,372
1927 $13,681
1926 $13,836
1925 $13,372
1924 $13,372
1923 $13,063
1922 $13,372
1921 $14,995
1920 $14,609
1919 $12,754
1918 $10,589
1917 $8,966
1916 $7,961
1915 $7,807
1914 $7,729