Calculate the Value of $72,000 in 1979

What is $72k in 1979 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $72,000 from 1979 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$326,229
Adjusted for inflation, $72,000 in 1979 is equal to $326,229 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.41%.
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How much is $72,000 in 1979 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $326,229
2023 $315,648
2022 $296,510
2021 $277,018
2020 $273,296
2019 $267,190
2018 $262,182
2017 $256,767
2016 $251,548
2015 $249,726
2014 $247,851
2013 $244,184
2012 $240,006
2011 $233,100
2010 $229,665
2009 $223,581
2008 $223,377
2007 $214,617
2006 $209,300
2005 $202,387
2004 $196,006
2003 $192,390
2002 $187,923
2001 $185,052
2000 $178,990
1999 $174,310
1998 $171,545
1997 $168,674
Year Equivalent
1996 $163,250
1995 $159,208
1994 $155,061
1993 $150,913
1992 $146,659
1991 $142,298
1990 $134,109
1989 $128,154
1988 $122,730
1987 $117,518
1986 $116,242
1985 $111,988
1984 $107,734
1983 $103,799
1982 $99,970
1981 $91,781
1980 $81,572
1979 $72,000
1978 $66,044
1977 $61,897
1976 $59,025
1975 $55,196
1974 $49,134
1973 $45,199
1972 $43,710
1971 $42,328
1970 $40,095
1969 $37,755
Year Equivalent
1968 $36,053
1967 $34,990
1966 $33,820
1965 $33,182
1964 $32,863
1963 $32,331
1962 $31,905
1961 $31,693
1960 $31,267
1959 $30,736
1958 $30,204
1957 $29,353
1956 $28,502
1955 $28,396
1954 $28,609
1953 $28,396
1952 $28,183
1951 $26,588
1950 $25,099
1949 $25,631
1948 $24,886
1947 $22,866
1946 $19,356
1945 $18,931
1944 $18,505
1943 $17,973
1942 $16,484
1941 $14,996
Year Equivalent
1940 $14,889
1939 $14,889
1938 $15,315
1937 $14,889
1936 $14,677
1935 $14,251
1934 $14,038
1933 $13,932
1932 $15,527
1931 $17,123
1930 $18,292
1929 $18,186
1928 $18,399
1927 $18,824
1926 $19,037
1925 $18,399
1924 $18,399
1923 $17,973
1922 $18,399
1921 $20,632
1920 $20,100
1919 $17,548
1918 $14,570
1917 $12,337
1916 $10,954
1915 $10,742
1914 $10,635