How much is $100 from 1974 worth today?

About $678.30 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 1974 to 2026?

Cumulative inflation was 578.3%, an average of 3.75% per year over 52 years.

What would $100 today have bought in 1974?

Today’s $100 buys what about $14.74 bought in 1974.

What was the highest one-year inflation since 1974?

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

$100 in 1974 is worth $678.30 in 2026

$100 in 1974 has the same buying power as $678.30 in 2026. Prices rose 578.3% — about 3.75% a year. See $1 to $100,000 from 1974 in today’s dollars, using U.S. CPI-U.

Cumulative inflation

578.3%

1974 → 2026

Average per year

3.75%

over 52 years

$100 today in 1974

$14.74

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 1974 is worth, year by year

Year	$100 from 1974 equals
1974	$100.00
1979	$147.26
1984	$210.75
1989	$251.52
1994	$300.61
1999	$337.93
2004	$383.16
2009	$435.09
2014	$480.12
2019	$518.66
2024	$636.31
2026	$678.30

1974 dollars in 2026 dollars

In 1974	In 2026
$1.00	$6.78
$5.00	$33.91
$10.00	$67.83
$20.00	$135.66
$50.00	$339.15
$100.00	$678.30
$500.00	$3,391.48
$1,000.00	$6,782.96
$5,000.00	$33,914.81
$10,000.00	$67,829.61
$50,000.00	$339,148.07
$100,000.00	$678,296.15

How this is calculated

Value today = amount × (CPI in 2026 ÷ CPI in 1974). The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U, annual average) tracks what a typical basket of goods and services costs. Between 1974 and 2026the index rose by a factor of 6.783, so every 1974 dollar needs about $6.78 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 1974 worth today?: About $678.30 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 1974 to 2026?: Cumulative inflation was 578.3%, an average of 3.75% per year over 52 years.
What would $100 today have bought in 1974?: Today’s $100 buys what about $14.74 bought in 1974.
What was the highest one-year inflation since 1974?: 1980, when the CPI rose 13.5% over the year before.

$100 in other years

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