Value of a dollar · 2015
Value of a Dollar in 2015
$1 in 2015 had the same buying power as $1.32 in 2024. Prices rose 32% over those 9 years, an average of 3.16% a year.
- $100 from 2015 $132 in 2024 dollars
- Prices since +32% 1.32× the 2015 level
- Average inflation 3.16% a year, 2015–2024
- $100 in 2024 $75.56 in 2015 dollars
2015 dollars in 2024 money
| In 2015 | Worth in 2024 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $1.32 |
| $10 | $13.23 |
| $100 | $132 |
| $1,000 | $1,323 |
| $10,000 | $13,235 |
For a specific amount or a different pair of years, use the inflation calculator.
How $100 from 2015 kept pace
The amount needed in each later year to buy what $100 bought in 2015:
Prices have not yet doubled since 2015. The steepest single year along the way was 2022, when inflation reached 8.00%. Read what happened in 2022.
The federal minimum wage in 2015
The federal minimum wage was $7.25 an hour in 2015. In 2024 dollars that is about $9.60, compared with the actual $7.25 in 2024. Adjusted for inflation, the federal floor bought about 24% less in 2024 than it did in 2015. See today’s rates on minimum wage by state.
Borrowing in 2015
A 30-year fixed mortgage averaged 3.85% in 2015, against 6.76% this week. See mortgage rates in 2015.
Value of a dollar in 2015 — FAQ
How much is $1 from 2015 worth today?
$1 in 2015 buys about as much as $1.32 did in 2024, the latest full year of Consumer Price Index data. $100 from 2015 equals about $132.
How much have prices gone up since 2015?
Consumer prices rose about 32% from 2015 to 2024, so things cost about 1.32 times as much. That works out to an average of 3.16% a year.
What would $100 in 2024 have been worth in 2015?
$100 in 2024 had the buying power of about $75.56 in 2015.
Based on annual average Consumer Price Index levels. 2024 is the latest full year in the data, so “today” on this page means 2024 dollars.
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