diff --git a/worklenz-backend/src/controllers/project-ratecard-controller.ts b/worklenz-backend/src/controllers/project-ratecard-controller.ts
index 99543712..5d203bc0 100644
--- a/worklenz-backend/src/controllers/project-ratecard-controller.ts
+++ b/worklenz-backend/src/controllers/project-ratecard-controller.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export default class ProjectRateCardController extends WorklenzControllerBase {
 
   // Insert a single role for a project
 @HandleExceptions()
-public static async insertOne(req: IWorkLenzRequest, res: IWorkLenzResponse): Promise<IWorkLenzResponse> {
+public static async createOne(req: IWorkLenzRequest, res: IWorkLenzResponse): Promise<IWorkLenzResponse> {
   const { project_id, job_title_id, rate } = req.body;
   if (!project_id || !job_title_id || typeof rate !== "number") {
     return res.status(400).send(new ServerResponse(false, null, "Invalid input"));
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public static async insertOne(req: IWorkLenzRequest, res: IWorkLenzResponse): Pr
 }
   // Insert multiple roles for a project
   @HandleExceptions()
-  public static async insertMany(req: IWorkLenzRequest, res: IWorkLenzResponse): Promise<IWorkLenzResponse> {
+  public static async createMany(req: IWorkLenzRequest, res: IWorkLenzResponse): Promise<IWorkLenzResponse> {
     const { project_id, roles } = req.body;
     if (!Array.isArray(roles) || !project_id) {
       return res.status(400).send(new ServerResponse(false, null, "Invalid input"));
@@ -50,10 +50,17 @@ public static async insertOne(req: IWorkLenzRequest, res: IWorkLenzResponse): Pr
 
   // Get all roles for a project
   @HandleExceptions()
-  public static async getFromProjectId(req: IWorkLenzRequest, res: IWorkLenzResponse): Promise<IWorkLenzResponse> {
+  public static async getByProjectId(req: IWorkLenzRequest, res: IWorkLenzResponse): Promise<IWorkLenzResponse> {
     const { project_id } = req.params;
     const q = `
-      SELECT fprr.*, jt.name as jobtitle
+      SELECT
+      fprr.*,
+      jt.name as jobtitle,
+      (
+        SELECT COALESCE(json_agg(pm.id), '[]'::json)
+        FROM project_members pm
+        WHERE pm.project_rate_card_role_id = fprr.id
+      ) AS members
       FROM finance_project_rate_card_roles fprr
       LEFT JOIN job_titles jt ON fprr.job_title_id = jt.id
       WHERE fprr.project_id = $1
@@ -65,10 +72,17 @@ public static async insertOne(req: IWorkLenzRequest, res: IWorkLenzResponse): Pr
 
   // Get a single role by id
   @HandleExceptions()
-  public static async getFromId(req: IWorkLenzRequest, res: IWorkLenzResponse): Promise<IWorkLenzResponse> {
+  public static async getById(req: IWorkLenzRequest, res: IWorkLenzResponse): Promise<IWorkLenzResponse> {
     const { id } = req.params;
     const q = `
-      SELECT fprr.*, jt.name as jobtitle
+      SELECT
+      fprr.*,
+      jt.name as jobtitle,
+      (
+        SELECT COALESCE(json_agg(pm.id), '[]'::json)
+        FROM project_members pm
+        WHERE pm.project_rate_card_role_id = fprr.id
+      ) AS members
       FROM finance_project_rate_card_roles fprr
       LEFT JOIN job_titles jt ON fprr.job_title_id = jt.id
       WHERE fprr.id = $1;
@@ -79,7 +93,7 @@ public static async insertOne(req: IWorkLenzRequest, res: IWorkLenzResponse): Pr
 
   // Update a single role by id
   @HandleExceptions()
-  public static async updateFromId(req: IWorkLenzRequest, res: IWorkLenzResponse): Promise<IWorkLenzResponse> {
+  public static async updateById(req: IWorkLenzRequest, res: IWorkLenzResponse): Promise<IWorkLenzResponse> {
     const { id } = req.params;
     const { job_title_id, rate } = req.body;
     const q = `
@@ -94,7 +108,7 @@ public static async insertOne(req: IWorkLenzRequest, res: IWorkLenzResponse): Pr
 
   // Update all roles for a project (delete then insert)
   @HandleExceptions()
-  public static async updateFromProjectId(req: IWorkLenzRequest, res: IWorkLenzResponse): Promise<IWorkLenzResponse> {
+  public static async updateByProjectId(req: IWorkLenzRequest, res: IWorkLenzResponse): Promise<IWorkLenzResponse> {
     const { project_id, roles } = req.body;
     if (!Array.isArray(roles) || !project_id) {
       return res.status(400).send(new ServerResponse(false, null, "Invalid input"));
@@ -123,7 +137,7 @@ public static async insertOne(req: IWorkLenzRequest, res: IWorkLenzResponse): Pr
 
   // Delete a single role by id
   @HandleExceptions()
-  public static async deleteFromId(req: IWorkLenzRequest, res: IWorkLenzResponse): Promise<IWorkLenzResponse> {
+  public static async deleteById(req: IWorkLenzRequest, res: IWorkLenzResponse): Promise<IWorkLenzResponse> {
     const { id } = req.params;
     const q = `DELETE FROM finance_project_rate_card_roles WHERE id = $1 RETURNING *;`;
     const result = await db.query(q, [id]);
@@ -132,7 +146,7 @@ public static async insertOne(req: IWorkLenzRequest, res: IWorkLenzResponse): Pr
 
   // Delete all roles for a project
   @HandleExceptions()
-  public static async deleteFromProjectId(req: IWorkLenzRequest, res: IWorkLenzResponse): Promise<IWorkLenzResponse> {
+  public static async deleteByProjectId(req: IWorkLenzRequest, res: IWorkLenzResponse): Promise<IWorkLenzResponse> {
     const { project_id } = req.params;
     const q = `DELETE FROM finance_project_rate_card_roles WHERE project_id = $1 RETURNING *;`;
     const result = await db.query(q, [project_id]);
diff --git a/worklenz-backend/src/routes/apis/project-ratecard-api-router.ts b/worklenz-backend/src/routes/apis/project-ratecard-api-router.ts
index 2ed31118..d1e17fc2 100644
--- a/worklenz-backend/src/routes/apis/project-ratecard-api-router.ts
+++ b/worklenz-backend/src/routes/apis/project-ratecard-api-router.ts
@@ -10,52 +10,52 @@ const projectRatecardApiRouter = express.Router();
 projectRatecardApiRouter.post(
   "/",
   projectManagerValidator,
-  safeControllerFunction(ProjectRateCardController.insertMany)
+  safeControllerFunction(ProjectRateCardController.createMany)
 );
 // Insert a single role for a project
 projectRatecardApiRouter.post(
   "/create-project-rate-card-role",
   projectManagerValidator,
-  safeControllerFunction(ProjectRateCardController.insertOne)
+  safeControllerFunction(ProjectRateCardController.createOne)
 );
 
 // Get all roles for a project
 projectRatecardApiRouter.get(
   "/project/:project_id",
-  safeControllerFunction(ProjectRateCardController.getFromProjectId)
+  safeControllerFunction(ProjectRateCardController.getByProjectId)
 );
 
 // Get a single role by id
 projectRatecardApiRouter.get(
   "/:id",
   idParamValidator,
-  safeControllerFunction(ProjectRateCardController.getFromId)
+  safeControllerFunction(ProjectRateCardController.getById)
 );
 
 // Update a single role by id
 projectRatecardApiRouter.put(
   "/:id",
   idParamValidator,
-  safeControllerFunction(ProjectRateCardController.updateFromId)
+  safeControllerFunction(ProjectRateCardController.updateById)
 );
 
 // Update all roles for a project (delete then insert)
 projectRatecardApiRouter.put(
   "/project/:project_id",
-  safeControllerFunction(ProjectRateCardController.updateFromProjectId)
+  safeControllerFunction(ProjectRateCardController.updateByProjectId)
 );
 
 // Delete a single role by id
 projectRatecardApiRouter.delete(
   "/:id",
   idParamValidator,
-  safeControllerFunction(ProjectRateCardController.deleteFromId)
+  safeControllerFunction(ProjectRateCardController.deleteById)
 );
 
 // Delete all roles for a project
 projectRatecardApiRouter.delete(
   "/project/:project_id",
-  safeControllerFunction(ProjectRateCardController.deleteFromProjectId)
+  safeControllerFunction(ProjectRateCardController.deleteByProjectId)
 );
 
 export default projectRatecardApiRouter;
diff --git a/worklenz-frontend/src/components/project-ratecard/ratecard-assignee-selector.tsx b/worklenz-frontend/src/components/project-ratecard/ratecard-assignee-selector.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..96cf53e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/worklenz-frontend/src/components/project-ratecard/ratecard-assignee-selector.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import { InputRef } from 'antd/es/input';
+import Dropdown from 'antd/es/dropdown';
+import Card from 'antd/es/card';
+import List from 'antd/es/list';
+import Input from 'antd/es/input';
+import Checkbox from 'antd/es/checkbox';
+import Button from 'antd/es/button';
+import Empty from 'antd/es/empty';
+import { PlusOutlined } from '@ant-design/icons';
+import SingleAvatar from '../common/single-avatar/single-avatar';
+import { JobRoleType } from '@/types/project/ratecard.types';
+import { IProjectMembersViewModel, IProjectMemberViewModel } from '@/types/projectMember.types';
+
+interface RateCardAssigneeSelectorProps {
+  projectId: string;
+  onChange?: (memberId: string) => void;
+  selectedMemberIds?: string[];
+  memberlist?: IProjectMemberViewModel[];
+}
+
+const RateCardAssigneeSelector = ({
+  projectId,
+  onChange,
+  selectedMemberIds = [],
+  memberlist,
+}: RateCardAssigneeSelectorProps) => {
+  const membersInputRef = useRef<InputRef>(null);
+  const [searchQuery, setSearchQuery] = useState('');
+  const [members, setMembers] = useState<IProjectMemberViewModel[]>(memberlist || []);
+  const [isLoading, setIsLoading] = useState(false);
+  const filteredMembers = members.filter(member =>
+    member.name?.toLowerCase().includes(searchQuery.toLowerCase())
+  );
+
+  const dropdownContent = (
+    <Card styles={{ body: { padding: 8 } }}>
+      <Input
+        ref={membersInputRef}
+        value={searchQuery}
+        onChange={e => setSearchQuery(e.currentTarget.value)}
+        placeholder="Search members"
+      />
+      <List style={{ padding: 0, overflow: 'auto' }}>
+        {filteredMembers.length ? (
+          filteredMembers.map(member => (
+            <List.Item
+              key={member.id}
+              style={{
+                display: 'flex',
+                gap: 8,
+                alignItems: 'flex-start', // changed from 'l' to 'flex-start' for left alignment
+                padding: '4px 8px',
+                border: 'none',
+                cursor: member.pending_invitation ? 'not-allowed' : 'pointer',
+                opacity: member.pending_invitation ? 0.5 : 1,
+                justifyContent: 'flex-start', // ensure content is aligned left
+                textAlign: 'left', // ensure text is aligned left
+              }}
+              onClick={() => !member.pending_invitation && onChange?.(member.id || '')}
+            >
+              <Checkbox
+                checked={selectedMemberIds.includes(member.id || '')}
+                disabled={member.pending_invitation}
+                onChange={() => onChange?.(member.id || '')}
+              />
+              <div>
+                <SingleAvatar
+                  avatarUrl={member.avatar_url}
+                  name={member.name}
+                  email={member.email}
+                />
+              </div>
+              <span>{member.name}</span>
+              {/* <span style={{ fontSize: 12, color: '#888' }}>{member.email}</span> */}
+            </List.Item>
+          ))
+        ) : (
+          <Empty />
+        )}
+      </List>
+    </Card>
+  );
+
+  return (
+    <Dropdown
+      overlayClassName="custom-dropdown"
+      trigger={['click']}
+      dropdownRender={() => dropdownContent}
+      onOpenChange={open => {
+        if (open) setTimeout(() => membersInputRef.current?.focus(), 0);
+      }}
+    >
+      <Button
+        type="dashed"
+        shape="circle"
+        size="small"
+        icon={<PlusOutlined style={{ fontSize: 12 }} />}
+      />
+    </Dropdown>
+  );
+};
+
+export default RateCardAssigneeSelector;
diff --git a/worklenz-frontend/src/features/finance/finance-slice.ts b/worklenz-frontend/src/features/finance/finance-slice.ts
index e679562b..b7bbaddb 100644
--- a/worklenz-frontend/src/features/finance/finance-slice.ts
+++ b/worklenz-frontend/src/features/finance/finance-slice.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ const initialState: financeState = {
   isRatecardDrawerOpen: false,
   isFinanceDrawerOpen: false,
   isImportRatecardsDrawerOpen: false,
-  currency: 'LKR',
+  currency: 'USD',
   isRatecardsLoading: false,
   isFinanceDrawerloading: false,
   drawerRatecard: null,
diff --git a/worklenz-frontend/src/pages/projects/projectView/finance/ratecard-tab/reatecard-table/ratecard-table.tsx b/worklenz-frontend/src/pages/projects/projectView/finance/ratecard-tab/reatecard-table/ratecard-table.tsx
index f1869b86..2526cd4a 100644
--- a/worklenz-frontend/src/pages/projects/projectView/finance/ratecard-tab/reatecard-table/ratecard-table.tsx
+++ b/worklenz-frontend/src/pages/projects/projectView/finance/ratecard-tab/reatecard-table/ratecard-table.tsx
@@ -14,8 +14,13 @@ import {
 } from '@/features/finance/project-finance-slice';
 import { useParams } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { jobTitlesApiService } from '@/api/settings/job-titles/job-titles.api.service';
+import RateCardAssigneeSelector from '@/components/project-ratecard/ratecard-assignee-selector';
+import { projectsApiService } from '@/api/projects/projects.api.service';
+import { IProjectMemberViewModel } from '@/types/projectMember.types';
+
 
 const RatecardTable: React.FC = () => {
+
   const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
   const { t } = useTranslation('project-view-finance');
   const { projectId } = useParams();
@@ -30,6 +35,40 @@ const RatecardTable: React.FC = () => {
   const [addingRow, setAddingRow] = useState<boolean>(false);
   const [editingIndex, setEditingIndex] = useState<number | null>(null);
   const [jobTitles, setJobTitles] = useState<RatecardType[]>([]);
+  const [members, setMembers] = useState<IProjectMemberViewModel[]>([]);
+  const [isLoadingMembers, setIsLoading] = useState(false);
+  const pagination = {
+    current: 1,
+    pageSize: 100,
+    field: 'name',
+    order: 'asc',
+  };
+  const getProjectMembers = async () => {
+    if (!projectId) return;
+    setIsLoading(true);
+    try {
+      const res = await projectsApiService.getMembers(
+        projectId,
+        pagination.current,
+        pagination.pageSize,
+        pagination.field,
+        pagination.order,
+        null
+      );
+      if (res.done) {
+        setMembers(res.body?.data || []);
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error('Error fetching members:', error);
+    } finally {
+      setIsLoading(false);
+    }
+  };
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    getProjectMembers();
+    // eslint-disable-next-line
+  }, []);
 
   // Fetch job titles for selection
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -72,7 +111,7 @@ const RatecardTable: React.FC = () => {
   };
 
   // Handle job title select for new row
-  const handleSelectJobTitle = async(jobTitleId: string) => {
+  const handleSelectJobTitle = async (jobTitleId: string) => {
     const jobTitle = jobTitles.find((jt) => jt.id === jobTitleId);
     if (!jobTitle || !projectId) return;
     // Prevent duplicates
@@ -180,30 +219,24 @@ const RatecardTable: React.FC = () => {
     {
       title: t('membersColumn'),
       dataIndex: 'members',
-      render: (members: string[] | null | undefined) =>
-        members && members.length > 0 ? (
+      render: (memberscol: string[] | null | undefined, record: JobRoleType, index: number) => (
+        <div style={{ display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', gap: 4, position: 'relative' }}>
           <Avatar.Group>
-            {members.map((member, i) => (
-              <CustomAvatar key={i} avatarName={member} size={26} />
-            ))}
+            {memberscol && memberscol.length > 0 &&
+              memberscol.map((member, i) => (
+                <CustomAvatar key={i} avatarName={member} size={26} />
+              ))}
           </Avatar.Group>
-        ) : (
-          <Button
-            shape="circle"
-            icon={
-              <PlusOutlined
-                style={{
-                  fontSize: 12,
-                  width: 22,
-                  height: 22,
-                  display: 'flex',
-                  alignItems: 'center',
-                  justifyContent: 'center',
-                }}
-              />
-            }
-          />
-        ),
+          <div>
+            <RateCardAssigneeSelector
+              projectId={projectId as string}
+              selectedMemberIds={memberscol || []}
+              onChange={memberId => handleMemberChange(memberId, index)}
+              memberlist={members}
+            />
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      ),
     },
     {
       title: t('actions'),
@@ -225,6 +258,22 @@ const RatecardTable: React.FC = () => {
     },
   ];
 
+  const handleMemberChange = (memberId: string, rowIndex: number) => {
+    setRoles(prev =>
+      prev.map((role, idx) => {
+        if (idx !== rowIndex) return role;
+        const members = Array.isArray(role.members) ? [...role.members] : [];
+        const memberIdx = members.indexOf(memberId);
+        if (memberIdx > -1) {
+          members.splice(memberIdx, 1); // remove if exists
+        } else {
+          members.push(memberId); // add if not exists
+        }
+        return { ...role, members };
+      })
+    );
+  };
+
   return (
     <Table
       dataSource={