diff --git a/core/templates/core/payroll_dashboard.html b/core/templates/core/payroll_dashboard.html
index 378a33a..e02efb8 100644
--- a/core/templates/core/payroll_dashboard.html
+++ b/core/templates/core/payroll_dashboard.html
@@ -744,9 +744,11 @@
                 </div>
             </div>
 
-            {# --- Sort state (column-header clicks will set these via JS in Task 9) --- #}
+            {# --- Sort state (column-header clicks set these via JS) --- #}
             <input type="hidden" name="sort" value="{{ adj_filter_values.sort }}">
             <input type="hidden" name="order" value="{{ adj_filter_values.order }}">
+            {# --- Group-by state (keeps Flat/By Type/By Worker across Apply) --- #}
+            <input type="hidden" name="group_by" value="{{ adj_filter_values.group_by }}">
 
             {# --- Apply / Clear buttons --- #}
             <div class="d-flex gap-2">
@@ -875,8 +877,9 @@
         </div>
     </div>
 
-    {# --- Pagination (hrefs go through `url_replace` so `page=` doesn't stack) --- #}
-    {% if adj_page.has_other_pages %}
+    {# --- Pagination: flat view only. When grouped, group headers act as --- #}
+    {# --- their own navigation and totals cover the whole filtered set.   --- #}
+    {% if adj_page.has_other_pages and not adj_groups %}
     <nav class="mt-3 d-flex justify-content-center">
         <ul class="pagination pagination-sm">
             {% if adj_page.has_previous %}
diff --git a/core/views.py b/core/views.py
index 1d176e8..3936c3e 100644
--- a/core/views.py
+++ b/core/views.py
@@ -3042,18 +3042,21 @@ def payroll_dashboard(request):
             type__in=DEDUCTIVE_TYPES
         ).aggregate(total=Sum('amount'))['total'] or Decimal('0.00')
 
-        # --- Pagination: 50 rows per page ---
-        paginator = Paginator(adjustments, 50)
-        adj_page = paginator.get_page(request.GET.get('page', 1))
-
         # --- Group-by rendering (optional; None = flat view) ---
         # When the user clicks the "By Type" or "By Worker" toggle above
-        # the table, we re-bucket the already-paginated rows. Empty/missing
-        # means the template falls back to the original flat list.
+        # the table, we bucket the FULL filtered queryset (not the paginated
+        # slice) so each group's row-count and net-sum reflect the whole
+        # filter, not just whatever landed on this page. Pagination is
+        # suppressed in the template when grouped (the group headers act
+        # as their own navigation).
         group_by = request.GET.get('group_by', '').strip()
         adj_groups = None
         if group_by in ('type', 'worker'):
-            adj_groups = _group_adjustments(adj_page.object_list, group_by)
+            adj_groups = _group_adjustments(list(adjustments), group_by)
+
+        # --- Pagination: 50 rows per page (flat view only) ---
+        paginator = Paginator(adjustments, 50)
+        adj_page = paginator.get_page(request.GET.get('page', 1))
 
         # --- Everything the Adjustments tab template will need ---
         context.update({