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$100 in 1928 is worth $1,944 in 2026

$100 in 1928 has the same buying power as $1,944 in 2026. Prices rose 1844.2% — about 3.07% a year. See $1 to $100,000 from 1928 in today’s dollars, using U.S. CPI-U.

Cumulative inflation

1844.2%

1928 → 2026

Average per year

3.07%

over 98 years

$100 today in 1928

$5.14

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 1928 is worth, year by year

$0$486$972$1,458$1,94419282026
Year$100 from 1928 equals
1928$100.00
1938$81.98
1948$139.53
1958$168.02
1968$202.33
1978$379.07
1988$687.79
1998$947.67
2008$1,251.74
2018$1,459.88
2026$1,944.19

1928 dollars in 2026 dollars

In 1928In 2026
$1.00$19.44
$5.00$97.21
$10.00$194.42
$20.00$388.84
$50.00$972.09
$100.00$1,944.19
$500.00$9,720.93
$1,000.00$19,441.86
$5,000.00$97,209.30
$10,000.00$194,418.60
$50,000.00$972,093.02
$100,000.00$1,944,186.05

How this is calculated

Value today = amount × (CPI in 2026 ÷ CPI in 1928). The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U, annual average) tracks what a typical basket of goods and services costs. Between 1928 and 2026the index rose by a factor of 19.442, so every 1928 dollar needs about $19.44 today to buy the same things. The biggest single-year jump in that span was 14.4% in 1947.

Frequently asked questions

How much is $100 from 1928 worth today?
About $1,944.19 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 1928 to 2026?
Cumulative inflation was 1844.2%, an average of 3.07% per year over 98 years.
What would $100 today have bought in 1928?
Today’s $100 buys what about $5.14 bought in 1928.
What was the highest one-year inflation since 1928?
1947, when the CPI rose 14.4% over the year before.

$100 in other years

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