Calculate the Value of $21,000 in 1981

What is $21k in 1981 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $21,000 from 1981 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$74,643
Adjusted for inflation, $21,000 in 1981 is equal to $74,643 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 2.99%.
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How much is $21,000 in 1981 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $74,643
2023 $72,222
2022 $67,843
2021 $63,383
2020 $62,531
2019 $61,134
2018 $59,988
2017 $58,749
2016 $57,555
2015 $57,138
2014 $56,709
2013 $55,870
2012 $54,914
2011 $53,334
2010 $52,548
2009 $51,156
2008 $51,110
2007 $49,105
2006 $47,889
2005 $46,307
2004 $44,847
2003 $44,020
2002 $42,998
2001 $42,341
2000 $40,954
1999 $39,883
1998 $39,250
1997 $38,593
Year Equivalent
1996 $37,352
1995 $36,428
1994 $35,479
1993 $34,530
1992 $33,556
1991 $32,559
1990 $30,685
1989 $29,322
1988 $28,081
1987 $26,889
1986 $26,597
1985 $25,623
1984 $24,650
1983 $23,750
1982 $22,874
1981 $21,000
1980 $18,664
1979 $16,474
1978 $15,111
1977 $14,162
1976 $13,505
1975 $12,629
1974 $11,242
1973 $10,342
1972 $10,001
1971 $9,685
1970 $9,174
1969 $8,638
Year Equivalent
1968 $8,249
1967 $8,006
1966 $7,738
1965 $7,592
1964 $7,519
1963 $7,397
1962 $7,300
1961 $7,251
1960 $7,154
1959 $7,032
1958 $6,911
1957 $6,716
1956 $6,521
1955 $6,497
1954 $6,546
1953 $6,497
1952 $6,448
1951 $6,083
1950 $5,743
1949 $5,864
1948 $5,694
1947 $5,232
1946 $4,429
1945 $4,331
1944 $4,234
1943 $4,112
1942 $3,772
1941 $3,431
Year Equivalent
1940 $3,407
1939 $3,407
1938 $3,504
1937 $3,407
1936 $3,358
1935 $3,261
1934 $3,212
1933 $3,188
1932 $3,553
1931 $3,918
1930 $4,185
1929 $4,161
1928 $4,210
1927 $4,307
1926 $4,356
1925 $4,210
1924 $4,210
1923 $4,112
1922 $4,210
1921 $4,721
1920 $4,599
1919 $4,015
1918 $3,334
1917 $2,823
1916 $2,506
1915 $2,458
1914 $2,433