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title: "Set a default rate for a project worker"
slug: "set-a-default-rate-for-a-project-worker"
updated: 2026-05-04T15:48:59Z
published: 2026-05-04T15:48:59Z
canonical: "help.wrapbook.com/set-a-default-rate-for-a-project-worker"
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# Set a default rate for a project worker

> [!NOTE]
> Setting a default rate on a project worker’s timecard is permission based.
> 
> To set the default rate on a project worker’s timecard, your account must have one of the following [roles](/v1/docs/roles-permissions) enabled:
> 
> - **Role:** *Company Admin, Company Manager, or assigned Project Coordinator*
> - **Custom role with:** *Projects, People & Approvals/Project management* - *Full access, or Manage; Payroll & Financials/Timecards - Full access, or Create and manage*

## **Overview**

If a worker has multiple [rates](/v1/docs/adding-job-dates-pay-to-an-invitation#rate) on a project, you can set a *default rate* to speed up timecard entry. The default rate pre-fills automatically on new, unsubmitted shifts and [allowances](/v1/docs/add-an-allowance-to-a-project-workers-timecard) — so neither the company user nor the worker has to manually select it each time a new timecard is created.

The default rate is a project-level setting, meaning it applies only within the project it was set on, since rates are configured per project. Both company users and workers can set or update the default rate, and changes are reflected on both sides.

## How to set a default rate for a project worker

1. Go to the [project worker’s timecard](/v1/docs/the-admin-view-of-a-project-workers-timecard#how-to-access-a-project-workers-timecards)
2. In the *Wages* grid, for any shift worked, click the cell in the *Deal* column to open a dropdown list of rates the worker has for the project
3. Scroll to the bottom of the dropdown list, and click the **Set default rate** button
4. In the *Default rate* drawer, select the rate you want to set as the default
5. Click the **Save** button

The selected rate will now pre-fill on any new shift or allowance added for this worker. The worker will also see this rate applied on their timecard view. Existing entries are not affected.

![Wage details for Kattie Actor, including rates and allowances for various roles.](https://cdn.us.document360.io/67f3ef76-1568-46b4-8047-4792fc3a99ce/Images/Documentation/Untitled - 2026-04-27T163457.585.png)

*Click on a cell in the Deal column, then click the Set default rate button*

![Selected rate for Hyphenate Driver/Grip at $100 per hour for Kattie Actor.](https://cdn.us.document360.io/67f3ef76-1568-46b4-8047-4792fc3a99ce/Images/Documentation/Untitled - 2026-04-27T163921.810.png)

*In the Default rate drawer, click to choose the default rate, and then click the* ***Save*** *button*