What is $1 from 1914 worth today?
$1 in 1914 is worth $33.69 in September 2026, based on the official Consumer Price Index. Prices have risen 3269% since 1914, an average of 3.18% a year over 112 years. In other words, prices have doubled about 5.1 times, and a dollar today buys 3.0% of what it bought in 1914.
The same ratio applies to any amount: $20 from 1914 is worth $673.88, $100 is worth $3,369 and $1,000 is worth $33,694 in today's dollars.
Inflation in 1914
The CPI-U averaged 10 in 1914, up 1.0% from 9.9 in 1913. From December 1913 to December 1914, prices rose 1.0%. Ranked by annual inflation, 1914 is number 90 of the 112 years from 1914 to 2025.
In the 1910s, annual inflation averaged 9.7% a year (over the 6 years with data). The highest rate was 18.0% in 1918 and the lowest 1.0% in 1915.
1914 prices in today's money, and today's prices in 1914 money
If something cost $5 in 1914, the same buying power today is $168.47. Going the other way, $100 in September 2026 would have bought what $2.97 bought in 1914, and a $60,000 salary today has the buying power of a $1,781 salary in 1914.
If your pay in 1914 was, say, $1,000 a month, you would need about $33,694 a month in September 2026 to afford the same basket of goods and services. Remember that this is an average across consumer spending: some prices, such as housing, health care and tuition, have risen faster than the CPI, while others have risen more slowly.
How this 1914 inflation figure is calculated
The calculation divides the latest CPI-U (336.94 for September 2026) by the 1914 annual average (10): 336.94 ÷ 10 = 33.6940. Multiply any 1914 amount by 33.6940 to convert it to September 2026 dollars. The data is the CPI for All Urban Consumers, U.S. city average, all items, not seasonally adjusted (BLS series CUUR0000SA0), published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Use the calculator above to pick a specific month in 1914 or a different end date. See also $1 in 1913 and $1 in 1915. All years are on the main US inflation calculator page.