diff --git a/core/templates/core/payroll_dashboard.html b/core/templates/core/payroll_dashboard.html
index 57c5ec2..666887d 100644
--- a/core/templates/core/payroll_dashboard.html
+++ b/core/templates/core/payroll_dashboard.html
@@ -1948,6 +1948,41 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
             addAdjPayImmediatelyGroup.style.display =
                 (payNowTypes.indexOf(addAdjType.value) !== -1) ? '' : 'none';
         }
+        // === Salary → managers-only picker scope ===
+        // Salary is a managers-only adjustment (Worker.pay_type='fixed').
+        // To make it IMPOSSIBLE to accidentally pay a Salary to a daily
+        // worker, when the type is Salary we: (1) set the pay-type
+        // filter to "Managers only", (2) hide every non-manager row,
+        // and (3) UNTICK any non-manager that was already selected so a
+        // stray daily-worker tick can't ride along hidden into a bad
+        // Salary adjustment. For any other type we reset the filter to
+        // "All" and re-show every row (we do NOT re-tick anything — the
+        // user re-selects deliberately). Re-grab the filter <select> by
+        // id here rather than relying on the outer `addAdjPayTypeFilter`
+        // var, because this function also runs at init time (before that
+        // var is assigned).
+        var _ptFilter = document.getElementById('addAdjPayTypeFilter');
+        if (_ptFilter) {
+            var _isSalary = (addAdjType.value === 'Salary');
+            _ptFilter.value = _isSalary ? 'fixed' : '';
+            addAdjWorkerCheckboxes.forEach(function(cb) {
+                var row = cb.closest('.form-check');
+                if (!row) return;
+                var rowType = row.getAttribute('data-pay-type') || '';
+                if (_isSalary && rowType !== 'fixed') {
+                    // Non-manager while Salary: hide AND untick it.
+                    row.style.display = 'none';
+                    cb.checked = false;
+                } else {
+                    // Manager (any type) or any row when not Salary:
+                    // ensure visible; leave its checked state alone.
+                    row.style.display = '';
+                }
+            });
+            // Reflect any auto-untick in the "X worker(s) selected"
+            // counter (function-hoisted, safe to call here).
+            updateWorkerCount();
+        }
     }
     if (addAdjType) {
         addAdjType.addEventListener('change', toggleProjectField);
@@ -2104,6 +2139,12 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
             }
             if (_paySalaryOpen) {
                 _paySalaryOpen = false;
+                // The reset block above just cleared the pay-type
+                // filter + re-showed all rows. Type is already 'Salary'
+                // (set by the Pay-Salary button), so re-run the
+                // chokepoint to restore Managers-only scope + untick
+                // any non-manager.
+                toggleProjectField();
                 return;  // Pay-Salary already set type=Salary
             }
             // Reset: uncheck all workers, clear project, reset type