Calculate the Value of $42,000 in 1942

What is $42k in 1942 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $42,000 from 1942 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$831,183
Adjusted for inflation, $42,000 in 1942 is equal to $831,183 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.71%.
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How much is $42,000 in 1942 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $831,183
2023 $804,224
2022 $755,463
2021 $705,801
2020 $696,317
2019 $680,760
2018 $668,001
2017 $654,203
2016 $640,906
2015 $636,265
2014 $631,488
2013 $622,145
2012 $611,498
2011 $593,904
2010 $585,152
2009 $569,650
2008 $569,130
2007 $546,813
2006 $533,265
2005 $515,652
2004 $499,394
2003 $490,181
2002 $478,800
2001 $471,484
2000 $456,039
1999 $444,116
1998 $437,071
1997 $429,755
Year Equivalent
1996 $415,935
1995 $405,639
1994 $395,071
1993 $384,503
1992 $373,665
1991 $362,555
1990 $341,690
1989 $326,516
1988 $312,697
1987 $299,419
1986 $296,168
1985 $285,329
1984 $274,490
1983 $264,465
1982 $254,710
1981 $233,845
1980 $207,832
1979 $183,445
1978 $168,271
1977 $157,703
1976 $150,387
1975 $140,632
1974 $125,187
1973 $115,161
1972 $111,368
1971 $107,845
1970 $102,155
1969 $96,194
Year Equivalent
1968 $91,858
1967 $89,148
1966 $86,168
1965 $84,542
1964 $83,729
1963 $82,374
1962 $81,290
1961 $80,748
1960 $79,665
1959 $78,310
1958 $76,955
1957 $74,787
1956 $72,619
1955 $72,348
1954 $72,890
1953 $72,348
1952 $71,806
1951 $67,742
1950 $63,948
1949 $65,303
1948 $63,406
1947 $58,258
1946 $49,316
1945 $48,232
1944 $47,148
1943 $45,794
1942 $42,000
1941 $38,206
Year Equivalent
1940 $37,935
1939 $37,935
1938 $39,019
1937 $37,935
1936 $37,394
1935 $36,310
1934 $35,768
1933 $35,497
1932 $39,561
1931 $43,626
1930 $46,606
1929 $46,335
1928 $46,877
1927 $47,961
1926 $48,503
1925 $46,877
1924 $46,877
1923 $45,794
1922 $46,877
1921 $52,568
1920 $51,213
1919 $44,710
1918 $37,123
1917 $31,432
1916 $27,910
1915 $27,368
1914 $27,097