Calculate the Value of $12,000 in 1981

What is $12k in 1981 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $12,000 from 1981 dollars to 2024 dollars.
Amount
$
From
To
$42,653
Adjusted for inflation, $12,000 in 1981 is equal to $42,653 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 2.99%.
Value of a dollar
Calculates inflation to see what a U.S. dollar was worth in the past and today. View historical and today's current inflation rates, using the CPI provided by the United States government. Inflation data is updated regularly, so results may differ from other websites. How much has the cost of living increased? What was inflation for a specific period?
How much is $12,000 in 1981 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $42,653
2023 $41,270
2022 $38,767
2021 $36,219
2020 $35,732
2019 $34,934
2018 $34,279
2017 $33,571
2016 $32,889
2015 $32,651
2014 $32,405
2013 $31,926
2012 $31,380
2011 $30,477
2010 $30,028
2009 $29,232
2008 $29,205
2007 $28,060
2006 $27,365
2005 $26,461
2004 $25,627
2003 $25,154
2002 $24,570
2001 $24,195
2000 $23,402
1999 $22,790
1998 $22,429
1997 $22,053
Year Equivalent
1996 $21,344
1995 $20,816
1994 $20,273
1993 $19,731
1992 $19,175
1991 $18,605
1990 $17,534
1989 $16,756
1988 $16,046
1987 $15,365
1986 $15,198
1985 $14,642
1984 $14,086
1983 $13,571
1982 $13,071
1981 $12,000
1980 $10,665
1979 $9,414
1978 $8,635
1977 $8,093
1976 $7,717
1975 $7,217
1974 $6,424
1973 $5,910
1972 $5,715
1971 $5,534
1970 $5,242
1969 $4,936
Year Equivalent
1968 $4,714
1967 $4,575
1966 $4,422
1965 $4,338
1964 $4,297
1963 $4,227
1962 $4,171
1961 $4,144
1960 $4,088
1959 $4,019
1958 $3,949
1957 $3,838
1956 $3,727
1955 $3,713
1954 $3,740
1953 $3,713
1952 $3,685
1951 $3,476
1950 $3,282
1949 $3,351
1948 $3,254
1947 $2,990
1946 $2,531
1945 $2,475
1944 $2,419
1943 $2,350
1942 $2,155
1941 $1,961
Year Equivalent
1940 $1,947
1939 $1,947
1938 $2,002
1937 $1,947
1936 $1,919
1935 $1,863
1934 $1,835
1933 $1,822
1932 $2,030
1931 $2,239
1930 $2,392
1929 $2,378
1928 $2,406
1927 $2,461
1926 $2,489
1925 $2,406
1924 $2,406
1923 $2,350
1922 $2,406
1921 $2,698
1920 $2,628
1919 $2,294
1918 $1,905
1917 $1,613
1916 $1,432
1915 $1,404
1914 $1,390