Calculate the Value of $42,000 in 1973

What is $42k in 1973 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $42,000 from 1973 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$303,137
Adjusted for inflation, $42,000 in 1973 is equal to $303,137 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.95%.
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How much is $42,000 in 1973 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $303,137
2023 $293,305
2022 $275,522
2021 $257,410
2020 $253,951
2019 $248,277
2018 $243,624
2017 $238,592
2016 $233,742
2015 $232,050
2014 $230,307
2013 $226,900
2012 $223,017
2011 $216,600
2010 $213,408
2009 $207,755
2008 $207,565
2007 $199,426
2006 $194,485
2005 $188,061
2004 $182,132
2003 $178,772
2002 $174,621
2001 $171,953
2000 $166,320
1999 $161,972
1998 $159,402
1997 $156,734
Year Equivalent
1996 $151,694
1995 $147,939
1994 $144,085
1993 $140,231
1992 $136,278
1991 $132,226
1990 $124,616
1989 $119,082
1988 $114,042
1987 $109,200
1986 $108,014
1985 $104,061
1984 $100,108
1983 $96,452
1982 $92,894
1981 $85,285
1980 $75,798
1979 $66,904
1978 $61,369
1977 $57,515
1976 $54,847
1975 $51,289
1974 $45,656
1973 $42,000
1972 $40,616
1971 $39,332
1970 $37,256
1969 $35,082
Year Equivalent
1968 $33,501
1967 $32,513
1966 $31,426
1965 $30,833
1964 $30,536
1963 $30,042
1962 $29,647
1961 $29,449
1960 $29,054
1959 $28,560
1958 $28,066
1957 $27,275
1956 $26,485
1955 $26,386
1954 $26,584
1953 $26,386
1952 $26,188
1951 $24,706
1950 $23,322
1949 $23,816
1948 $23,125
1947 $21,247
1946 $17,986
1945 $17,591
1944 $17,195
1943 $16,701
1942 $15,318
1941 $13,934
Year Equivalent
1940 $13,835
1939 $13,835
1938 $14,231
1937 $13,835
1936 $13,638
1935 $13,242
1934 $13,045
1933 $12,946
1932 $14,428
1931 $15,911
1930 $16,998
1929 $16,899
1928 $17,096
1927 $17,492
1926 $17,689
1925 $17,096
1924 $17,096
1923 $16,701
1922 $17,096
1921 $19,172
1920 $18,678
1919 $16,306
1918 $13,539
1917 $11,464
1916 $10,179
1915 $9,981
1914 $9,882