Calculate the Value of $85,000 in 1940

What is $85k in 1940 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $85,000 from 1940 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$1,862,386
Adjusted for inflation, $85,000 in 1940 is equal to $1,862,386 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.74%.
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How much is $85,000 in 1940 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $1,862,386
2023 $1,801,982
2022 $1,692,726
2021 $1,581,449
2020 $1,560,199
2019 $1,525,343
2018 $1,496,753
2017 $1,465,837
2016 $1,436,045
2015 $1,425,644
2014 $1,414,940
2013 $1,394,006
2012 $1,370,151
2011 $1,330,730
2010 $1,311,119
2009 $1,276,384
2008 $1,275,219
2007 $1,225,214
2006 $1,194,857
2005 $1,155,393
2004 $1,118,964
2003 $1,098,321
2002 $1,072,821
2001 $1,056,429
2000 $1,021,821
1999 $995,107
1998 $979,321
1997 $962,929
Year Equivalent
1996 $931,964
1995 $908,893
1994 $885,214
1993 $861,536
1992 $837,250
1991 $812,357
1990 $765,607
1989 $731,607
1988 $700,643
1987 $670,893
1986 $663,607
1985 $639,321
1984 $615,036
1983 $592,571
1982 $570,714
1981 $523,964
1980 $465,679
1979 $411,036
1978 $377,036
1977 $353,357
1976 $336,964
1975 $315,107
1974 $280,500
1973 $258,036
1972 $249,536
1971 $241,643
1970 $228,893
1969 $215,536
Year Equivalent
1968 $205,821
1967 $199,750
1966 $193,071
1965 $189,429
1964 $187,607
1963 $184,571
1962 $182,143
1961 $180,929
1960 $178,500
1959 $175,464
1958 $172,429
1957 $167,571
1956 $162,714
1955 $162,107
1954 $163,321
1953 $162,107
1952 $160,893
1951 $151,786
1950 $143,286
1949 $146,321
1948 $142,071
1947 $130,536
1946 $110,500
1945 $108,071
1944 $105,643
1943 $102,607
1942 $94,107
1941 $85,607
Year Equivalent
1940 $85,000
1939 $85,000
1938 $87,429
1937 $85,000
1936 $83,786
1935 $81,357
1934 $80,143
1933 $79,536
1932 $88,643
1931 $97,750
1930 $104,429
1929 $103,821
1928 $105,036
1927 $107,464
1926 $108,679
1925 $105,036
1924 $105,036
1923 $102,607
1922 $105,036
1921 $117,786
1920 $114,750
1919 $100,179
1918 $83,179
1917 $70,429
1916 $62,536
1915 $61,321
1914 $60,714