diff --git a/src/libs/NumberUtils.ts b/src/libs/NumberUtils.ts
index 477ac8464d57..6e8d0fa4362b 100644
--- a/src/libs/NumberUtils.ts
+++ b/src/libs/NumberUtils.ts
@@ -71,4 +71,14 @@ function generateRandomInt(a: number, b: number): number {
     return Math.floor(lower + Math.random() * (upper - lower + 1));
 }
 
-export {rand64, generateHexadecimalValue, generateRandomInt, clampWorklet};
+/**
+ * Parses a numeric string value containing a decimal separator from any locale.
+ *
+ * @param value the string value to parse
+ * @returns a floating point number parsed from the string value
+ */
+function parseFloatAnyLocale(value: string): number {
+    return parseFloat(value ? value.replace(',', '.') : value);
+}
+
+export {rand64, generateHexadecimalValue, generateRandomInt, clampWorklet, parseFloatAnyLocale};
diff --git a/src/pages/workspace/reimburse/WorkspaceRateAndUnitPage.js b/src/pages/workspace/reimburse/WorkspaceRateAndUnitPage.js
index bdbcd1919257..026441c665a2 100644
--- a/src/pages/workspace/reimburse/WorkspaceRateAndUnitPage.js
+++ b/src/pages/workspace/reimburse/WorkspaceRateAndUnitPage.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import ROUTES from '../../../ROUTES';
 import getPermittedDecimalSeparator from '../../../libs/getPermittedDecimalSeparator';
 import * as BankAccounts from '../../../libs/actions/BankAccounts';
 import * as ReimbursementAccountProps from '../../ReimbursementAccount/reimbursementAccountPropTypes';
+import * as NumberUtils from '../../../libs/NumberUtils';
 
 const propTypes = {
     /** Bank account attached to free plan */
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ class WorkspaceRateAndUnitPage extends React.Component {
     }
 
     getNumericValue(value) {
-        const numValue = parseFloat(value.toString().replace(',', '.'));
+        const numValue = NumberUtils.parseFloatAnyLocale(value.toString());
         if (Number.isNaN(numValue)) {
             return NaN;
         }
@@ -137,7 +138,7 @@ class WorkspaceRateAndUnitPage extends React.Component {
         const rateValueRegex = RegExp(String.raw`^-?\d{0,8}([${getPermittedDecimalSeparator(decimalSeparator)}]\d{1,3})?$`, 'i');
         if (!rateValueRegex.test(values.rate) || values.rate === '') {
             errors.rate = 'workspace.reimburse.invalidRateError';
-        } else if (parseFloat(values.rate) <= 0) {
+        } else if (NumberUtils.parseFloatAnyLocale(values.rate) <= 0) {
             errors.rate = 'workspace.reimburse.lowRateError';
         }
         return errors;