Calculate the Value of $498 in 1938

What is 498 dollars in 1938 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $498 from 1938 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$10,608
Adjusted for inflation, $498 in 1938 is equal to $10,608 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.62%.
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How much is $498 in 1938 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $10,608
2023 $10,264
2022 $9,642
2021 $9,008
2020 $8,887
2019 $8,688
2018 $8,526
2017 $8,350
2016 $8,180
2015 $8,121
2014 $8,060
2013 $7,940
2012 $7,804
2011 $7,580
2010 $7,468
2009 $7,270
2008 $7,264
2007 $6,979
2006 $6,806
2005 $6,581
2004 $6,374
2003 $6,256
2002 $6,111
2001 $6,018
2000 $5,820
1999 $5,668
1998 $5,578
1997 $5,485
Year Equivalent
1996 $5,309
1995 $5,177
1994 $5,042
1993 $4,907
1992 $4,769
1991 $4,627
1990 $4,361
1989 $4,167
1988 $3,991
1987 $3,821
1986 $3,780
1985 $3,642
1984 $3,503
1983 $3,375
1982 $3,251
1981 $2,985
1980 $2,653
1979 $2,341
1978 $2,148
1977 $2,013
1976 $1,919
1975 $1,795
1974 $1,598
1973 $1,470
1972 $1,421
1971 $1,376
1970 $1,304
1969 $1,228
Year Equivalent
1968 $1,172
1967 $1,138
1966 $1,100
1965 $1,079
1964 $1,069
1963 $1,051
1962 $1,038
1961 $1,031
1960 $1,017
1959 $999
1958 $982
1957 $955
1956 $927
1955 $923
1954 $930
1953 $923
1952 $916
1951 $865
1950 $816
1949 $833
1948 $809
1947 $744
1946 $629
1945 $616
1944 $602
1943 $584
1942 $536
1941 $488
Year Equivalent
1940 $484
1939 $484
1938 $498
1937 $484
1936 $477
1935 $463
1934 $457
1933 $453
1932 $505
1931 $557
1930 $595
1929 $591
1928 $598
1927 $612
1926 $619
1925 $598
1924 $598
1923 $584
1922 $598
1921 $671
1920 $654
1919 $571
1918 $474
1917 $401
1916 $356
1915 $349
1914 $346