$1 in 2024 had the same buying power as $1.07 in September 2026. Prices are 7.4% higher than in 2024, an average of 3.3% 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 93 cents bought in 2024.
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2024 dollars in today's money
| In 2024 | In September 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1.00 | $1.07 |
| $5.00 | $5.37 |
| $10.00 | $10.74 |
| $20.00 | $21.48 |
| $50.00 | $53.71 |
| $100.00 | $107 |
| $500.00 | $537 |
| $1,000 | $1,074 |
| $10,000 | $10,741 |
What $100 from 2024 cost in the years since
Annual averages of CPI-U; 2026 uses September 2026. Source: BLS via FRED.
Inflation in 2024
Prices rose 2.9% in 2024, comparing its average CPI-U with 2023's. That ranks 50th of the 112 years since 1914, from the highest inflation to the lowest.
Wages in 2024 and today
- The federal minimum wage was $7.25 an hour in 2024. $7.25 then is worth $7.79 in today's dollars; the federal minimum has been $7.25 since July 2009.
- Production and nonsupervisory workers earned an average of $30.12 an hour in 2024, or $32.36 in today's dollars. In September 2026 they averaged $32.54, so their pay buys 0.6% more than in 2024.
Prices in 2024 and today
U.S. average retail prices from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Adjusted for inflation, 3 of these 7 items cost less today than they did in 2024, and the last column shows how long an average worker had to work to buy each one.
| Item | 2024 | In today's dollars | September 2026 | Minutes of work, then → now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eggs, grade A large (per dozen) | $3.17 | $3.41 | $2.27 | 6.3 → 4.2 |
| White bread (per pound) | $1.97 | $2.12 | $1.83 | 3.9 → 3.4 |
| Whole milk (per gallon) | $3.98 | $4.28 | $4.11 | 7.9 → 7.6 |
| Ground beef (per pound) | $5.39 | $5.79 | $6.79 | 11 → 13 |
| Ground coffee (per pound) | $6.32 | $6.79 | $9.33 | 13 → 17 |
| Regular gasoline (per gallon) | $3.45 | $3.70 | $4.48 | 6.9 → 8.3 |
| Electricity (per kWh) | $0.176 | $0.189 | $0.196 | 0.4 → 0.4 |
What $100 from 2024 was worth over the years
| Year | $100 from 2024 is worth |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $103 |
| September 2026 | $107 |
How this is calculated
Divide today's price index by the index for 2024, then multiply by the amount:
$100 × (336.94 ÷ 313.689) = $107.41
2024'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.