diff --git a/core/templates/core/payroll_dashboard.html b/core/templates/core/payroll_dashboard.html
index 3e36a0b..99b6aa3 100644
--- a/core/templates/core/payroll_dashboard.html
+++ b/core/templates/core/payroll_dashboard.html
@@ -814,6 +814,14 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
                             callbacks: {
                                 label: function(context) {
                                     return context.dataset.label + ': ' + fmt(context.parsed.y);
+                                },
+                                // Show the month total at the bottom of the tooltip
+                                footer: function(tooltipItems) {
+                                    var total = 0;
+                                    tooltipItems[0].chart.data.datasets.forEach(function(ds) {
+                                        total += ds.data[tooltipItems[0].dataIndex] || 0;
+                                    });
+                                    return 'Total: ' + fmt(total);
                                 }
                             }
                         }