Value of a dollar · 2004
Value of a Dollar in 2004
$1 in 2004 had the same buying power as $1.70 in 2025. Prices rose 70% over those 21 years, an average of 2.57% a year.
- $100 from 2004 $170 in 2025 dollars
- Prices since +70% 1.70× the 2004 level
- Average inflation 2.57% a year, 2004–2025
- $100 in 2025 $58.67 in 2004 dollars
2004 dollars in 2025 money
| In 2004 | Worth in 2025 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $1.70 |
| $10 | $17.05 |
| $100 | $170 |
| $1,000 | $1,705 |
| $10,000 | $17,046 |
For a specific amount or a different pair of years, use the inflation calculator.
How $100 from 2004 kept pace
The amount needed in each later year to buy what $100 bought in 2004:
Prices have not yet doubled since 2004. The steepest single year along the way was 2022, when inflation reached 8.00%. Read what happened in 2022.
The federal minimum wage in 2004
The federal minimum wage was $5.15 an hour in 2004. In 2025 dollars that is about $8.78, compared with the actual $7.25 in 2025. Adjusted for inflation, the federal floor bought about 17% less in 2025 than it did in 2004. See today’s rates on minimum wage by state.
Borrowing in 2004
A 30-year fixed mortgage averaged 5.84% in 2004, against 7.4% this week. See every year on historical mortgage rates.
Value of a dollar in 2004 — FAQ
How much is $1 from 2004 worth today?
$1 in 2004 buys about as much as $1.70 did in 2025, the latest full year of Consumer Price Index data. $100 from 2004 equals about $170.
How much have prices gone up since 2004?
Consumer prices rose about 70% from 2004 to 2025, so things cost about 1.70 times as much. That works out to an average of 2.57% a year.
What would $100 in 2025 have been worth in 2004?
$100 in 2025 had the buying power of about $58.67 in 2004.
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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