# How to set the default pay rate for a pay item for an employee

KB122

### Overview

It is possible to set the rate for a pay item to have a different default value for each employee e.g. TRAVEL or SALSAC

This can only be done if the “Rate” of the pay item in the Pay Item set-up is specified as CUSTOM

### Process

1. Go to the Employee record and Edit
2. Click on the Pay items tab
3. Double click on the pay item for which you want to set a specific rate for that employee
4. Enter the Default rate
5. Click OK then update

If you already have the employee on a current pay run that you are working on, then you must remove the employee and re-add them for this change to take effect. For all future pay runs, the rate will come across as expected.

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Last edit 15/01/20