Value of a dollar · 2015
Value of a Dollar in 2015
$1 in 2015 had the same buying power as $1.36 in 2025. Prices rose 36% over those 10 years, an average of 3.11% a year.
- $100 from 2015 $136 in 2025 dollars
- Prices since +36% 1.36× the 2015 level
- Average inflation 3.11% a year, 2015–2025
- $100 in 2025 $73.62 in 2015 dollars
2015 dollars in 2025 money
| In 2015 | Worth in 2025 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $1.36 |
| $10 | $13.58 |
| $100 | $136 |
| $1,000 | $1,358 |
| $10,000 | $13,583 |
For a specific amount or a different pair of years, use the inflation calculator.
How $100 from 2015 kept pace
The amount needed in each later year to buy what $100 bought in 2015:
Prices have not yet doubled since 2015. The steepest single year along the way was 2022, when inflation reached 8.00%. Read what happened in 2022.
The federal minimum wage in 2015
The federal minimum wage was $7.25 an hour in 2015. In 2025 dollars that is about $9.85, compared with the actual $7.25 in 2025. Adjusted for inflation, the federal floor bought about 26% less in 2025 than it did in 2015. See today’s rates on minimum wage by state.
Borrowing in 2015
A 30-year fixed mortgage averaged 3.85% in 2015, against 7.4% this week. See mortgage rates in 2015.
Value of a dollar in 2015 — FAQ
How much is $1 from 2015 worth today?
$1 in 2015 buys about as much as $1.36 did in 2025, the latest full year of Consumer Price Index data. $100 from 2015 equals about $136.
How much have prices gone up since 2015?
Consumer prices rose about 36% from 2015 to 2025, so things cost about 1.36 times as much. That works out to an average of 3.11% a year.
What would $100 in 2025 have been worth in 2015?
$100 in 2025 had the buying power of about $73.62 in 2015.
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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