How much is $100 from 1958 worth today?

About $1,157.09 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 1958 to 2026?

Cumulative inflation was 1057.1%, an average of 3.67% per year over 68 years.

What would $100 today have bought in 1958?

Today’s $100 buys what about $8.64 bought in 1958.

What was the highest one-year inflation since 1958?

1980, when the CPI rose 13.5% over the year before.

$100 in 1958 is worth $1,157 in 2026

$100 in 1958 has the same buying power as $1,157 in 2026. Prices rose 1057.1% — about 3.67% a year. See $1 to $100,000 from 1958 in today’s dollars, using U.S. CPI-U.

Cumulative inflation

1057.1%

1958 → 2026

Average per year

3.67%

over 68 years

$100 today in 1958

$8.64

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 1958 is worth, year by year

Year	$100 from 1958 equals
1958	$100.00
1968	$120.42
1978	$225.61
1988	$409.34
1998	$564.01
2008	$744.98
2018	$868.86
2026	$1,157.09

1958 dollars in 2026 dollars

In 1958	In 2026
$1.00	$11.57
$5.00	$57.85
$10.00	$115.71
$20.00	$231.42
$50.00	$578.55
$100.00	$1,157.09
$500.00	$5,785.47
$1,000.00	$11,570.93
$5,000.00	$57,854.67
$10,000.00	$115,709.34
$50,000.00	$578,546.71
$100,000.00	$1,157,093.43

How this is calculated

Value today = amount × (CPI in 2026 ÷ CPI in 1958). The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U, annual average) tracks what a typical basket of goods and services costs. Between 1958 and 2026the index rose by a factor of 11.571, so every 1958 dollar needs about $11.57 today to buy the same things. The biggest single-year jump in that span was 13.5% in 1980.

Frequently asked questions

How much is $100 from 1958 worth today?: About $1,157.09 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 1958 to 2026?: Cumulative inflation was 1057.1%, an average of 3.67% per year over 68 years.
What would $100 today have bought in 1958?: Today’s $100 buys what about $8.64 bought in 1958.
What was the highest one-year inflation since 1958?: 1980, when the CPI rose 13.5% over the year before.

$100 in other years

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