How much is $100 from 1982 worth today?

About $346.53 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 1982 to 2026?

Cumulative inflation was 246.5%, an average of 2.86% per year over 44 years.

What would $100 today have bought in 1982?

Today’s $100 buys what about $28.86 bought in 1982.

What was the highest one-year inflation since 1982?

2022, when the CPI rose 8.0% over the year before.

$100 in 1982 is worth $346.53 in 2026

$100 in 1982 has the same buying power as $346.53 in 2026. Prices rose 246.5% — about 2.86% a year. See $1 to $100,000 from 1982 in today’s dollars, using U.S. CPI-U.

Cumulative inflation

246.5%

1982 → 2026

Average per year

2.86%

over 44 years

$100 today in 1982

$28.86

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 1982 is worth, year by year

Year	$100 from 1982 equals
1982	$100.00
1987	$117.72
1992	$145.39
1997	$166.32
2002	$186.42
2007	$214.82
2012	$237.93
2017	$253.99
2022	$303.32
2026	$346.53

1982 dollars in 2026 dollars

In 1982	In 2026
$1.00	$3.47
$5.00	$17.33
$10.00	$34.65
$20.00	$69.31
$50.00	$173.26
$100.00	$346.53
$500.00	$1,732.64
$1,000.00	$3,465.28
$5,000.00	$17,326.42
$10,000.00	$34,652.85
$50,000.00	$173,264.25
$100,000.00	$346,528.50

How this is calculated

Value today = amount × (CPI in 2026 ÷ CPI in 1982). The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U, annual average) tracks what a typical basket of goods and services costs. Between 1982 and 2026the index rose by a factor of 3.465, so every 1982 dollar needs about $3.47 today to buy the same things. The biggest single-year jump in that span was 8.0% in 2022.

Frequently asked questions

How much is $100 from 1982 worth today?: About $346.53 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 1982 to 2026?: Cumulative inflation was 246.5%, an average of 2.86% per year over 44 years.
What would $100 today have bought in 1982?: Today’s $100 buys what about $28.86 bought in 1982.
What was the highest one-year inflation since 1982?: 2022, when the CPI rose 8.0% over the year before.

$100 in other years

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