Value of $15 Due to Inflation

What is 15 worth over time?

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Calculate inflation of $15 in the United States over time.

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What is $15 worth today? How much was 15 worth? Enter your details in the calculator above or view the chart to see what $15 was worth by year. The Consumer Price Index is tabulated by comparing prices throughout the United States over time. These numbers are published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. We use this data to calculate the value of inflation every year.
Amount Value in 2023
$15 in 1914 445.20
$15 in 1915 440.79
$15 in 1916 432.23
$15 in 1917 383.79
$15 in 1918 324.96
$15 in 1919 269.82
$15 in 1920 235.55
$15 in 1921 229.48
$15 in 1922 257.34
$15 in 1923 263.43
$15 in 1924 257.34
$15 in 1925 257.34
$15 in 1926 248.71
$15 in 1927 251.52
$15 in 1928 257.34
$15 in 1929 260.35
$15 in 1930 258.83
$15 in 1931 276.52
$15 in 1932 304.93
$15 in 1933 339.84
$15 in 1934 337.27
$15 in 1935 332.24
$15 in 1936 322.61
$15 in 1937 318.00
$15 in 1938 309.16
$15 in 1939 318.00
$15 in 1940 318.00
$15 in 1941 315.74
$15 in 1942 287.22
$15 in 1943 263.43
$15 in 1944 255.86
$15 in 1945 250.11
$15 in 1946 244.61
$15 in 1947 207.07
$15 in 1948 190.25
$15 in 1949 184.73
$15 in 1950 188.64
Amount Value in 2023
$15 in 1951 178.08
$15 in 1952 168.00
$15 in 1953 166.74
$15 in 1954 165.50
$15 in 1955 166.74
$15 in 1956 166.12
$15 in 1957 161.30
$15 in 1958 156.76
$15 in 1959 154.05
$15 in 1960 151.43
$15 in 1961 149.39
$15 in 1962 148.40
$15 in 1963 146.45
$15 in 1964 144.08
$15 in 1965 142.69
$15 in 1966 140.00
$15 in 1967 135.32
$15 in 1968 131.33
$15 in 1969 125.41
$15 in 1970 118.09
$15 in 1971 111.86
$15 in 1972 108.32
$15 in 1973 104.75
$15 in 1974 96.36
$15 in 1975 85.78
$15 in 1976 80.22
$15 in 1977 76.49
$15 in 1978 71.69
$15 in 1979 65.76
$15 in 1980 58.04
$15 in 1981 51.59
$15 in 1982 47.36
$15 in 1983 45.61
$15 in 1984 43.95
$15 in 1985 42.28
$15 in 1986 40.73
$15 in 1987 40.29
Amount Value in 2023
$15 in 1988 38.58
$15 in 1989 36.95
$15 in 1990 35.30
$15 in 1991 33.27
$15 in 1992 32.28
$15 in 1993 31.37
$15 in 1994 30.53
$15 in 1995 29.74
$15 in 1996 29.00
$15 in 1997 28.07
$15 in 1998 27.60
$15 in 1999 27.16
$15 in 2000 26.45
$15 in 2001 25.59
$15 in 2002 25.19
$15 in 2003 24.61
$15 in 2004 24.16
$15 in 2005 23.39
$15 in 2006 22.62
$15 in 2007 22.06
$15 in 2008 21.20
$15 in 2009 21.18
$15 in 2010 20.62
$15 in 2011 20.31
$15 in 2012 19.73
$15 in 2013 19.39
$15 in 2014 19.10
$15 in 2015 18.96
$15 in 2016 18.82
$15 in 2017 18.44
$15 in 2018 18.06
$15 in 2019 17.72
$15 in 2020 17.32
$15 in 2021 17.09
$15 in 2022 15.97
$15 in 2023 15.00