$1 in 1913 Is Worth $34.09 Today – 1913 Dollar Value

Value of a Dollar in 1913

What money from 1913 is worth today, using the official US Consumer Price Index.

Updated September 15, 2026

$1 in 1913 is worth $34.09 in September 2026. Prices have risen 3,309% since 1913, an average of 3.17% a year.

Amount (USD)In the yearIs worth in

$100 in 1913 has the same buying power as

$3,409

in Sep 2026.

Cumulative inflation

3,309.3%

Average per year

3.17%

$1 from 1913 buys

$0.03

of goods in Sep 2026

$100 from 1913 in other years

1920$203

1930$169

1940$142

1950$244

1960$299

1970$393

1980$834

1990$1,322

2000$1,742

2010$2,206

2020$2,619

2025$3,258

Data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI-U (CPIAUCNS via FRED), annual averages 1913–2025 and the latest month (Sep 2026).

1913 dollars in today's money

In 1913	In September 2026
$1.00	$34.09
$5.00	$170.46
$10.00	$340.93
$20.00	$681.86
$50.00	$1,705
$100.00	$3,409
$1,000	$34,093
$10,000	$340,929

Inflation in 1913

1913 is the first year of the official CPI series, so it has no prior-year comparison.

In the 1910s, the highest yearly rate was 17.8% in 1917 and the lowest was 0.9% in 1915.

The average Consumer Price Index in 1913 was 9.883 (1982–84 = 100). Today's index is 336.940, which is where the multiplier of 34.09× comes from.

Buying power: today's money in 1913

Going the other way, $100 today would have bought what $2.93 bought in 1913.

1913 compared with nearby years

Year	$1 is worth today	Inflation that year
1914	$33.64	1.4%
1915	$33.33	0.9%
1916	$30.96	7.7%
1917	$26.27	17.8%
1918	$22.40	17.3%

How this is calculated

Value today = amount × (CPI in September 2026 ÷ average CPI in 1913). The data is the CPI-U, all items, not seasonally adjusted, published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Use the calculator above to convert between any two years.

Frequently asked questions

How much is $1 from 1913 worth today?

$1 from 1913 has the same buying power as $34.09 in September 2026, based on the US Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

How much is $100 from 1913 worth today?

$100 in 1913 is worth about $3,409 in September 2026.

What was the inflation rate in 1913?