Value of a dollar · 2003
Value of a Dollar in 2003
$1 in 2003 had the same buying power as $1.75 in 2025. Prices rose 75% over those 22 years, an average of 2.58% a year.
- $100 from 2003 $175 in 2025 dollars
- Prices since +75% 1.75× the 2003 level
- Average inflation 2.58% a year, 2003–2025
- $100 in 2025 $57.14 in 2003 dollars
2003 dollars in 2025 money
| In 2003 | Worth in 2025 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $1.75 |
| $10 | $17.50 |
| $100 | $175 |
| $1,000 | $1,750 |
| $10,000 | $17,502 |
For a specific amount or a different pair of years, use the inflation calculator.
How $100 from 2003 kept pace
The amount needed in each later year to buy what $100 bought in 2003:
Prices have not yet doubled since 2003. The steepest single year along the way was 2022, when inflation reached 8.00%. Read what happened in 2022.
The federal minimum wage in 2003
The federal minimum wage was $5.15 an hour in 2003. In 2025 dollars that is about $9.01, compared with the actual $7.25 in 2025. Adjusted for inflation, the federal floor bought about 20% less in 2025 than it did in 2003. See today’s rates on minimum wage by state.
Borrowing in 2003
A 30-year fixed mortgage averaged 5.83% in 2003, against 7.4% this week. See every year on historical mortgage rates.
Value of a dollar in 2003 — FAQ
How much is $1 from 2003 worth today?
$1 in 2003 buys about as much as $1.75 did in 2025, the latest full year of Consumer Price Index data. $100 from 2003 equals about $175.
How much have prices gone up since 2003?
Consumer prices rose about 75% from 2003 to 2025, so things cost about 1.75 times as much. That works out to an average of 2.58% a year.
What would $100 in 2025 have been worth in 2003?
$100 in 2025 had the buying power of about $57.14 in 2003.
Based on annual average Consumer Price Index levels. 2025 is the latest full year in the data, so “today” on this page means 2025 dollars.
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