Calculate the Value of $8,000 in 1981

What is $8k in 1981 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $8,000 from 1981 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$28,435
Adjusted for inflation, $8,000 in 1981 is equal to $28,435 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 2.99%.
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How much is $8,000 in 1981 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $28,435
2023 $27,513
2022 $25,845
2021 $24,146
2020 $23,821
2019 $23,289
2018 $22,853
2017 $22,381
2016 $21,926
2015 $21,767
2014 $21,604
2013 $21,284
2012 $20,920
2011 $20,318
2010 $20,018
2009 $19,488
2008 $19,470
2007 $18,707
2006 $18,243
2005 $17,641
2004 $17,085
2003 $16,769
2002 $16,380
2001 $16,130
2000 $15,601
1999 $15,194
1998 $14,952
1997 $14,702
Year Equivalent
1996 $14,229
1995 $13,877
1994 $13,516
1993 $13,154
1992 $12,783
1991 $12,403
1990 $11,689
1989 $11,170
1988 $10,698
1987 $10,243
1986 $10,132
1985 $9,761
1984 $9,390
1983 $9,048
1982 $8,714
1981 $8,000
1980 $7,110
1979 $6,276
1978 $5,757
1977 $5,395
1976 $5,145
1975 $4,811
1974 $4,283
1973 $3,940
1972 $3,810
1971 $3,689
1970 $3,495
1969 $3,291
Year Equivalent
1968 $3,143
1967 $3,050
1966 $2,948
1965 $2,892
1964 $2,864
1963 $2,818
1962 $2,781
1961 $2,762
1960 $2,725
1959 $2,679
1958 $2,633
1957 $2,559
1956 $2,484
1955 $2,475
1954 $2,494
1953 $2,475
1952 $2,457
1951 $2,317
1950 $2,188
1949 $2,234
1948 $2,169
1947 $1,993
1946 $1,687
1945 $1,650
1944 $1,613
1943 $1,567
1942 $1,437
1941 $1,307
Year Equivalent
1940 $1,298
1939 $1,298
1938 $1,335
1937 $1,298
1936 $1,279
1935 $1,242
1934 $1,224
1933 $1,214
1932 $1,353
1931 $1,492
1930 $1,594
1929 $1,585
1928 $1,604
1927 $1,641
1926 $1,659
1925 $1,604
1924 $1,604
1923 $1,567
1922 $1,604
1921 $1,798
1920 $1,752
1919 $1,530
1918 $1,270
1917 $1,075
1916 $955
1915 $936
1914 $927