How much is $100 from 1915 worth today?

About $3,310.89 in 2026 dollars, based on the annual-average U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI-U). 2026 is an estimate until the full-year CPI is published.

What was the inflation rate from 1915 to 2026?

Cumulative inflation was 3210.9%, an average of 3.20% per year over 111 years.

What would $100 today have bought in 1915?

Today’s $100 buys what about $3.02 bought in 1915.

What was the highest one-year inflation since 1915?

1917, when the CPI rose 17.4% over the year before.

$100 in 1915 is worth $3,311 in 2026

$100 in 1915 has the same buying power as $3,311 in 2026. Prices rose 3210.9% — about 3.20% a year. See $1 to $100,000 from 1915 in today’s dollars, using U.S. CPI-U.

Cumulative inflation

3210.9%

1915 → 2026

Average per year

3.20%

over 111 years

$100 today in 1915

$3.02

same buying power

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2026 uses the Minneapolis Fed’s estimate of the annual-average CPI until the full year is published.

What $100 from 1915 is worth, year by year

Year	$100 from 1915 equals
1915	$100.00
1930	$165.35
1945	$178.22
1960	$293.07
1975	$532.67
1990	$1,294.06
2005	$1,933.66
2020	$2,562.38
2026	$3,310.89

1915 dollars in 2026 dollars

In 1915	In 2026
$1.00	$33.11
$5.00	$165.54
$10.00	$331.09
$20.00	$662.18
$50.00	$1,655.45
$100.00	$3,310.89
$500.00	$16,554.46
$1,000.00	$33,108.91
$5,000.00	$165,544.55
$10,000.00	$331,089.11
$50,000.00	$1,655,445.54
$100,000.00	$3,310,891.09

How this is calculated

Value today = amount × (CPI in 2026 ÷ CPI in 1915). The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U, annual average) tracks what a typical basket of goods and services costs. Between 1915 and 2026the index rose by a factor of 33.109, so every 1915 dollar needs about $33.11 today to buy the same things. The biggest single-year jump in that span was 17.4% in 1917.

Frequently asked questions

How much is $100 from 1915 worth today?: About $3,310.89 in 2026 dollars, based on the annual-average U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI-U). 2026 is an estimate until the full-year CPI is published.
What was the inflation rate from 1915 to 2026?: Cumulative inflation was 3210.9%, an average of 3.20% per year over 111 years.
What would $100 today have bought in 1915?: Today’s $100 buys what about $3.02 bought in 1915.
What was the highest one-year inflation since 1915?: 1917, when the CPI rose 17.4% over the year before.

$100 in other years

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