President Nixon's Salary in 1970
Amount
$
From
To
In 1970, the salary of the President of the United States was $200,000 a year.
This is equivalent to $1,627,300 in 2024 dollars, far more than the President's current salary of $400,000.
Note: We determine the value of a dollar using the Consumer Price Index from December of the previous year.
What is the inflation-adjusted equivalent of $200,000 in 1970?
Year | Inflation-adjusted |
---|---|
2024 | $1,627,300 |
2023 | $1,574,520 |
2022 | $1,479,056 |
2021 | $1,381,825 |
2020 | $1,363,257 |
2019 | $1,332,801 |
2018 | $1,307,820 |
2017 | $1,280,806 |
2016 | $1,254,775 |
2015 | $1,245,687 |
2014 | $1,236,334 |
2013 | $1,218,042 |
2012 | $1,197,199 |
2011 | $1,162,753 |
2010 | $1,145,618 |
2009 | $1,115,268 |
2008 | $1,114,249 |
2007 | $1,070,557 |
2006 | $1,044,032 |
2005 | $1,009,549 |
2004 | $977,719 |
2003 | $959,682 |
2002 | $937,401 |
2001 | $923,077 |
2000 | $892,838 |
1999 | $869,496 |
1998 | $855,703 |
1997 | $841,379 |
1996 | $814,324 |
1995 | $794,164 |
1994 | $773,475 |
1993 | $752,785 |
1992 | $731,565 |
1991 | $709,814 |
1990 | $668,966 |
1989 | $639,257 |
1988 | $612,202 |
1987 | $586,207 |
1986 | $579,841 |
1985 | $558,621 |
1984 | $537,401 |
1983 | $517,772 |
1982 | $498,674 |
1981 | $457,825 |
1980 | $406,897 |
1979 | $359,151 |
1978 | $329,443 |
1977 | $308,753 |
1976 | $294,430 |
1975 | $275,332 |
1974 | $245,093 |
1973 | $225,464 |
1972 | $218,037 |
1971 | $211,141 |
1970 | $200,000 |