Calculate the Value of $42,000 in 1981

What is $42k in 1981 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $42,000 from 1981 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$149,285
Adjusted for inflation, $42,000 in 1981 is equal to $149,285 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 2.99%.
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How much is $42,000 in 1981 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $149,285
2023 $144,443
2022 $135,686
2021 $126,766
2020 $125,063
2019 $122,269
2018 $119,977
2017 $117,499
2016 $115,111
2015 $114,277
2014 $113,419
2013 $111,741
2012 $109,829
2011 $106,669
2010 $105,097
2009 $102,313
2008 $102,219
2007 $98,211
2006 $95,778
2005 $92,614
2004 $89,694
2003 $88,039
2002 $85,995
2001 $84,681
2000 $81,907
1999 $79,766
1998 $78,501
1997 $77,187
Year Equivalent
1996 $74,705
1995 $72,855
1994 $70,957
1993 $69,059
1992 $67,112
1991 $65,117
1990 $61,370
1989 $58,644
1988 $56,162
1987 $53,778
1986 $53,194
1985 $51,247
1984 $49,300
1983 $47,499
1982 $45,747
1981 $42,000
1980 $37,328
1979 $32,948
1978 $30,222
1977 $28,324
1976 $27,010
1975 $25,258
1974 $22,484
1973 $20,684
1972 $20,002
1971 $19,370
1970 $18,348
1969 $17,277
Year Equivalent
1968 $16,498
1967 $16,012
1966 $15,476
1965 $15,184
1964 $15,038
1963 $14,795
1962 $14,600
1961 $14,503
1960 $14,308
1959 $14,065
1958 $13,822
1957 $13,432
1956 $13,043
1955 $12,994
1954 $13,092
1953 $12,994
1952 $12,897
1951 $12,167
1950 $11,486
1949 $11,729
1948 $11,388
1947 $10,463
1946 $8,857
1945 $8,663
1944 $8,468
1943 $8,225
1942 $7,543
1941 $6,862
Year Equivalent
1940 $6,813
1939 $6,813
1938 $7,008
1937 $6,813
1936 $6,716
1935 $6,521
1934 $6,424
1933 $6,375
1932 $7,105
1931 $7,835
1930 $8,371
1929 $8,322
1928 $8,419
1927 $8,614
1926 $8,711
1925 $8,419
1924 $8,419
1923 $8,225
1922 $8,419
1921 $9,441
1920 $9,198
1919 $8,030
1918 $6,667
1917 $5,645
1916 $5,013
1915 $4,915
1914 $4,867