Calculate the Value of $38,000 in 1998

What is $38k in 1998 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $38,000 from 1998 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$72,265
Adjusted for inflation, $38,000 in 1998 is equal to $72,265 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 2.50%.
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How much is $38,000 in 1998 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $72,265
2023 $69,921
2022 $65,682
2021 $61,364
2020 $60,539
2019 $59,187
2018 $58,078
2017 $56,878
2016 $55,722
2015 $55,318
2014 $54,903
2013 $54,091
2012 $53,165
2011 $51,635
2010 $50,875
2009 $49,527
2008 $49,482
2007 $47,541
2006 $46,363
2005 $44,832
2004 $43,418
2003 $42,617
2002 $41,628
2001 $40,992
2000 $39,649
1999 $38,613
1998 $38,000
1997 $37,364
Year Equivalent
1996 $36,162
1995 $35,267
1994 $34,348
1993 $33,430
1992 $32,487
1991 $31,521
1990 $29,707
1989 $28,388
1988 $27,187
1987 $26,032
1986 $25,750
1985 $24,807
1984 $23,865
1983 $22,993
1982 $22,145
1981 $20,331
1980 $18,069
1979 $15,949
1978 $14,630
1977 $13,711
1976 $13,075
1975 $12,227
1974 $10,884
1973 $10,012
1972 $9,683
1971 $9,376
1970 $8,882
1969 $8,363
Year Equivalent
1968 $7,986
1967 $7,751
1966 $7,492
1965 $7,350
1964 $7,280
1963 $7,162
1962 $7,068
1961 $7,020
1960 $6,926
1959 $6,808
1958 $6,691
1957 $6,502
1956 $6,314
1955 $6,290
1954 $6,337
1953 $6,290
1952 $6,243
1951 $5,890
1950 $5,560
1949 $5,678
1948 $5,513
1947 $5,065
1946 $4,288
1945 $4,193
1944 $4,099
1943 $3,981
1942 $3,652
1941 $3,322
Year Equivalent
1940 $3,298
1939 $3,298
1938 $3,392
1937 $3,298
1936 $3,251
1935 $3,157
1934 $3,110
1933 $3,086
1932 $3,440
1931 $3,793
1930 $4,052
1929 $4,029
1928 $4,076
1927 $4,170
1926 $4,217
1925 $4,076
1924 $4,076
1923 $3,981
1922 $4,076
1921 $4,570
1920 $4,453
1919 $3,887
1918 $3,228
1917 $2,733
1916 $2,427
1915 $2,379
1914 $2,356