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Brooke Barley

How Upper-Class Income in 1990 Compares to 2025

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It’s no question that the United States has experienced major inflation in the past 35 years.

Using the U.S. Inflation Calculator, an item that cost $100 in 1990 would cost $248.51 today. That’s a cumulative inflation rate of 148.5%. Since 1990, the workforce has changed.

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