Figuring 1998 dollars in terms of 1988/89 dollars

[John B Kelly]

I received $7.85/hour in 1988/89 [not sure which] to pay my Medicaid
funded helpers. Could someone tell me what that wage would be today,
adjusted for inflation and all?  Is there some easy conversion formula I
could be pointed to?

	Thanx
John Kelly

[We're in a fight in Massachusetts to get a higher wage, which has been
stuck since then.]