Calculate the Value of $74,000 in 1938

What is $74k in 1938 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $74,000 from 1938 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$1,576,334
Adjusted for inflation, $74,000 in 1938 is equal to $1,576,334 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.62%.
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How much is $74,000 in 1938 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $1,576,334
2023 $1,525,207
2022 $1,432,733
2021 $1,338,547
2020 $1,320,561
2019 $1,291,058
2018 $1,266,859
2017 $1,240,692
2016 $1,215,476
2015 $1,206,673
2014 $1,197,613
2013 $1,179,894
2012 $1,159,703
2011 $1,126,337
2010 $1,109,738
2009 $1,080,338
2008 $1,079,352
2007 $1,037,028
2006 $1,011,333
2005 $977,931
2004 $947,097
2003 $929,625
2002 $908,042
2001 $894,167
2000 $864,875
1999 $842,264
1998 $828,903
1997 $815,028
Year Equivalent
1996 $788,819
1995 $769,292
1994 $749,250
1993 $729,208
1992 $708,653
1991 $687,583
1990 $648,014
1989 $619,236
1988 $593,028
1987 $567,847
1986 $561,681
1985 $541,125
1984 $520,569
1983 $501,556
1982 $483,056
1981 $443,486
1980 $394,153
1979 $347,903
1978 $319,125
1977 $299,083
1976 $285,208
1975 $266,708
1974 $237,417
1973 $218,403
1972 $211,208
1971 $204,528
1970 $193,736
1969 $182,431
Year Equivalent
1968 $174,208
1967 $169,069
1966 $163,417
1965 $160,333
1964 $158,792
1963 $156,222
1962 $154,167
1961 $153,139
1960 $151,083
1959 $148,514
1958 $145,944
1957 $141,833
1956 $137,722
1955 $137,208
1954 $138,236
1953 $137,208
1952 $136,181
1951 $128,472
1950 $121,278
1949 $123,847
1948 $120,250
1947 $110,486
1946 $93,528
1945 $91,472
1944 $89,417
1943 $86,847
1942 $79,653
1941 $72,458
Year Equivalent
1940 $71,944
1939 $71,944
1938 $74,000
1937 $71,944
1936 $70,917
1935 $68,861
1934 $67,833
1933 $67,319
1932 $75,028
1931 $82,736
1930 $88,389
1929 $87,875
1928 $88,903
1927 $90,958
1926 $91,986
1925 $88,903
1924 $88,903
1923 $86,847
1922 $88,903
1921 $99,694
1920 $97,125
1919 $84,792
1918 $70,403
1917 $59,611
1916 $52,931
1915 $51,903
1914 $51,389