Calculate the Value of $55,000 in 1988

What is $55k in 1988 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $55,000 from 1988 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$146,196
Adjusted for inflation, $55,000 in 1988 is equal to $146,196 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 2.75%.
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How much is $55,000 in 1988 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $146,196
2023 $141,454
2022 $132,878
2021 $124,143
2020 $122,475
2019 $119,738
2018 $117,494
2017 $115,067
2016 $112,729
2015 $111,912
2014 $111,072
2013 $109,429
2012 $107,556
2011 $104,461
2010 $102,922
2009 $100,195
2008 $100,104
2007 $96,179
2006 $93,795
2005 $90,698
2004 $87,838
2003 $86,218
2002 $84,216
2001 $82,929
2000 $80,212
1999 $78,115
1998 $76,876
1997 $75,589
Year Equivalent
1996 $73,159
1995 $71,347
1994 $69,489
1993 $67,630
1992 $65,724
1991 $63,769
1990 $60,100
1989 $57,431
1988 $55,000
1987 $52,665
1986 $52,093
1985 $50,186
1984 $48,280
1983 $46,516
1982 $44,801
1981 $41,131
1980 $36,555
1979 $32,266
1978 $29,597
1977 $27,738
1976 $26,451
1975 $24,736
1974 $22,019
1973 $20,256
1972 $19,588
1971 $18,969
1970 $17,968
1969 $16,919
Year Equivalent
1968 $16,157
1967 $15,680
1966 $15,156
1965 $14,870
1964 $14,727
1963 $14,489
1962 $14,298
1961 $14,203
1960 $14,012
1959 $13,774
1958 $13,536
1957 $13,154
1956 $12,773
1955 $12,725
1954 $12,821
1953 $12,725
1952 $12,630
1951 $11,915
1950 $11,248
1949 $11,486
1948 $11,153
1947 $10,247
1946 $8,674
1945 $8,484
1944 $8,293
1943 $8,055
1942 $7,387
1941 $6,720
Year Equivalent
1940 $6,672
1939 $6,672
1938 $6,863
1937 $6,672
1936 $6,577
1935 $6,386
1934 $6,291
1933 $6,244
1932 $6,958
1931 $7,673
1930 $8,198
1929 $8,150
1928 $8,245
1927 $8,436
1926 $8,531
1925 $8,245
1924 $8,245
1923 $8,055
1922 $8,245
1921 $9,246
1920 $9,008
1919 $7,864
1918 $6,529
1917 $5,529
1916 $4,909
1915 $4,814
1914 $4,766