What is $1 from 1925 worth today?
$1 in 1925 is worth $19.25 in September 2026, based on the official Consumer Price Index. Prices have risen 1825% since 1925, an average of 2.97% a year over 101 years. In other words, prices have doubled about 4.3 times, and a dollar today buys 5.2% of what it bought in 1925.
The same ratio applies to any amount: $20 from 1925 is worth $385.07, $100 is worth $1,925 and $1,000 is worth $19,254 in today's dollars.
Inflation in 1925
The CPI-U averaged 17.5 in 1925, up 2.3% from 17.1 in 1924. From December 1924 to December 1925, prices rose 3.5%. Ranked by annual inflation, 1925 is number 61 of the 112 years from 1914 to 2025.
In the 1920s, annual inflation averaged -0.1% a year. The highest rate was 15.6% in 1920 and the lowest -10.5% in 1921.
1925 prices in today's money, and today's prices in 1925 money
If something cost $5 in 1925, the same buying power today is $96.27. Going the other way, $100 in September 2026 would have bought what $5.19 bought in 1925, and a $60,000 salary today has the buying power of a $3,116 salary in 1925.
If your pay in 1925 was, say, $1,000 a month, you would need about $19,254 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 1925 inflation figure is calculated
The calculation divides the latest CPI-U (336.94 for September 2026) by the 1925 annual average (17.5): 336.94 ÷ 17.5 = 19.2537. Multiply any 1925 amount by 19.2537 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 1925 or a different end date. See also $1 in 1924 and $1 in 1926. All years are on the main US inflation calculator page.