Calculate the Value of $10,000 in 1938

What is $10k in 1938 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $10,000 from 1938 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$213,018
Adjusted for inflation, $10,000 in 1938 is equal to $213,018 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.62%.
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How much is $10,000 in 1938 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $213,018
2023 $206,109
2022 $193,613
2021 $180,885
2020 $178,454
2019 $174,467
2018 $171,197
2017 $167,661
2016 $164,253
2015 $163,064
2014 $161,840
2013 $159,445
2012 $156,717
2011 $152,208
2010 $149,965
2009 $145,992
2008 $145,858
2007 $140,139
2006 $136,667
2005 $132,153
2004 $127,986
2003 $125,625
2002 $122,708
2001 $120,833
2000 $116,875
1999 $113,819
1998 $112,014
1997 $110,139
Year Equivalent
1996 $106,597
1995 $103,958
1994 $101,250
1993 $98,542
1992 $95,764
1991 $92,917
1990 $87,569
1989 $83,681
1988 $80,139
1987 $76,736
1986 $75,903
1985 $73,125
1984 $70,347
1983 $67,778
1982 $65,278
1981 $59,931
1980 $53,264
1979 $47,014
1978 $43,125
1977 $40,417
1976 $38,542
1975 $36,042
1974 $32,083
1973 $29,514
1972 $28,542
1971 $27,639
1970 $26,181
1969 $24,653
Year Equivalent
1968 $23,542
1967 $22,847
1966 $22,083
1965 $21,667
1964 $21,458
1963 $21,111
1962 $20,833
1961 $20,694
1960 $20,417
1959 $20,069
1958 $19,722
1957 $19,167
1956 $18,611
1955 $18,542
1954 $18,681
1953 $18,542
1952 $18,403
1951 $17,361
1950 $16,389
1949 $16,736
1948 $16,250
1947 $14,931
1946 $12,639
1945 $12,361
1944 $12,083
1943 $11,736
1942 $10,764
1941 $9,792
Year Equivalent
1940 $9,722
1939 $9,722
1938 $10,000
1937 $9,722
1936 $9,583
1935 $9,306
1934 $9,167
1933 $9,097
1932 $10,139
1931 $11,181
1930 $11,944
1929 $11,875
1928 $12,014
1927 $12,292
1926 $12,431
1925 $12,014
1924 $12,014
1923 $11,736
1922 $12,014
1921 $13,472
1920 $13,125
1919 $11,458
1918 $9,514
1917 $8,056
1916 $7,153
1915 $7,014
1914 $6,944