Calculate the Value of $15,000 in 1988

What is $15k in 1988 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $15,000 from 1988 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$39,872
Adjusted for inflation, $15,000 in 1988 is equal to $39,872 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 2.75%.
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How much is $15,000 in 1988 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $39,872
2023 $38,578
2022 $36,239
2021 $33,857
2020 $33,402
2019 $32,656
2018 $32,044
2017 $31,382
2016 $30,744
2015 $30,521
2014 $30,292
2013 $29,844
2012 $29,333
2011 $28,489
2010 $28,070
2009 $27,326
2008 $27,301
2007 $26,231
2006 $25,581
2005 $24,736
2004 $23,956
2003 $23,514
2002 $22,968
2001 $22,617
2000 $21,876
1999 $21,304
1998 $20,966
1997 $20,615
Year Equivalent
1996 $19,952
1995 $19,458
1994 $18,951
1993 $18,445
1992 $17,925
1991 $17,392
1990 $16,391
1989 $15,663
1988 $15,000
1987 $14,363
1986 $14,207
1985 $13,687
1984 $13,167
1983 $12,686
1982 $12,218
1981 $11,218
1980 $9,970
1979 $8,800
1978 $8,072
1977 $7,565
1976 $7,214
1975 $6,746
1974 $6,005
1973 $5,524
1972 $5,342
1971 $5,173
1970 $4,900
1969 $4,614
Year Equivalent
1968 $4,406
1967 $4,276
1966 $4,133
1965 $4,055
1964 $4,016
1963 $3,951
1962 $3,899
1961 $3,873
1960 $3,821
1959 $3,756
1958 $3,692
1957 $3,588
1956 $3,484
1955 $3,471
1954 $3,497
1953 $3,471
1952 $3,445
1951 $3,250
1950 $3,068
1949 $3,133
1948 $3,042
1947 $2,795
1946 $2,366
1945 $2,314
1944 $2,262
1943 $2,197
1942 $2,015
1941 $1,833
Year Equivalent
1940 $1,820
1939 $1,820
1938 $1,872
1937 $1,820
1936 $1,794
1935 $1,742
1934 $1,716
1933 $1,703
1932 $1,898
1931 $2,093
1930 $2,236
1929 $2,223
1928 $2,249
1927 $2,301
1926 $2,327
1925 $2,249
1924 $2,249
1923 $2,197
1922 $2,249
1921 $2,522
1920 $2,457
1919 $2,145
1918 $1,781
1917 $1,508
1916 $1,339
1915 $1,313
1914 $1,300