$1 in 2015 had the same buying power as $1.42 in September 2026. Prices are 42% higher than in 2015, an average of 3.2% a year, based on the U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
A dollar in September 2026 buys what 70 cents bought in 2015.
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2015 dollars in today's money
| In 2015 | In September 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1.00 | $1.42 |
| $5.00 | $7.11 |
| $10.00 | $14.22 |
| $20.00 | $28.43 |
| $50.00 | $71.08 |
| $100.00 | $142 |
| $500.00 | $711 |
| $1,000 | $1,422 |
| $10,000 | $14,216 |
What $100 from 2015 cost in the years since
Annual averages of CPI-U; 2026 uses September 2026. Source: BLS via FRED.
Inflation in 2015
Prices rose 0.1% in 2015, comparing its average CPI-U with 2014's. That ranks 98th of the 112 years since 1914, from the highest inflation to the lowest.
| Year | Inflation |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.5% |
| 2014 | 1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.3% |
| 2017 | 2.1% |
Wages in 2015 and today
- The federal minimum wage was $7.25 an hour in 2015. $7.25 then is worth $10.31 in today's dollars; the federal minimum has been $7.25 since July 2009.
- Production and nonsupervisory workers earned an average of $21.03 an hour in 2015, or $29.89 in today's dollars. In September 2026 they averaged $32.54, so their pay buys 8.9% more than in 2015.
Prices in 2015 and today
U.S. average retail prices from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Adjusted for inflation, 4 of these 7 items cost less today than they did in 2015, and the last column shows how long an average worker had to work to buy each one.
| Item | 2015 | In today's dollars | September 2026 | Minutes of work, then → now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eggs, grade A large (per dozen) | $2.47 | $3.51 | $2.27 | 7.0 → 4.2 |
| White bread (per pound) | $1.44 | $2.05 | $1.83 | 4.1 → 3.4 |
| Whole milk (per gallon) | $3.42 | $4.86 | $4.11 | 9.8 → 7.6 |
| Ground beef (per pound) | $4.17 | $5.92 | $6.79 | 12 → 13 |
| Ground coffee (per pound) | $4.72 | $6.71 | $9.33 | 13 → 17 |
| Regular gasoline (per gallon) | $2.45 | $3.48 | $4.48 | 7.0 → 8.3 |
| Electricity (per kWh) | $0.138 | $0.196 | $0.196 | 0.4 → 0.4 |
What $100 from 2015 was worth over the years
| Year | $100 from 2015 is worth |
|---|---|
| 2016 | $101 |
| 2017 | $103 |
| 2018 | $106 |
| 2019 | $108 |
| 2020 | $109 |
| 2021 | $114 |
| 2022 | $123 |
| 2023 | $129 |
| 2024 | $132 |
| 2025 | $136 |
| September 2026 | $142 |
How this is calculated
Divide today's price index by the index for 2015, then multiply by the amount:
$100 × (336.94 ÷ 237.017) = $142.16
2015's index is the average of its monthly CPI-U values; today's is the latest month, September 2026. Other calculators can differ slightly if they use a different month or index. More in our methodology.
Data: CPI-U through September 2026. Next BLS release: November 10, 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, via FRED; prices and wages from BLS average price data and Current Employment Statistics; minimum wage from the U.S. Department of Labor.