Value of a dollar · 2006
Value of a Dollar in 2006
$1 in 2006 had the same buying power as $1.60 in 2025. Prices rose 60% over those 19 years, an average of 2.49% a year.
- $100 from 2006 $160 in 2025 dollars
- Prices since +60% 1.60× the 2006 level
- Average inflation 2.49% a year, 2006–2025
- $100 in 2025 $62.61 in 2006 dollars
2006 dollars in 2025 money
| In 2006 | Worth in 2025 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $1.60 |
| $10 | $15.97 |
| $100 | $160 |
| $1,000 | $1,597 |
| $10,000 | $15,971 |
For a specific amount or a different pair of years, use the inflation calculator.
How $100 from 2006 kept pace
The amount needed in each later year to buy what $100 bought in 2006:
Prices have not yet doubled since 2006. The steepest single year along the way was 2022, when inflation reached 8.00%. Read what happened in 2022.
The federal minimum wage in 2006
The federal minimum wage was $5.15 an hour in 2006. In 2025 dollars that is about $8.22, compared with the actual $7.25 in 2025. Adjusted for inflation, the federal floor bought about 12% less in 2025 than it did in 2006. See today’s rates on minimum wage by state.
Borrowing in 2006
A 30-year fixed mortgage averaged 6.41% in 2006, against 7.4% this week. See every year on historical mortgage rates.
Value of a dollar in 2006 — FAQ
How much is $1 from 2006 worth today?
$1 in 2006 buys about as much as $1.60 did in 2025, the latest full year of Consumer Price Index data. $100 from 2006 equals about $160.
How much have prices gone up since 2006?
Consumer prices rose about 60% from 2006 to 2025, so things cost about 1.60 times as much. That works out to an average of 2.49% a year.
What would $100 in 2025 have been worth in 2006?
$100 in 2025 had the buying power of about $62.61 in 2006.
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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