diff --git a/core/templates/core/payroll_dashboard.html b/core/templates/core/payroll_dashboard.html
index f224fae..1240d9c 100644
--- a/core/templates/core/payroll_dashboard.html
+++ b/core/templates/core/payroll_dashboard.html
@@ -585,12 +585,12 @@
                         <input type="search" class="form-control form-control-sm mb-2"
                                placeholder="Search types..." data-popover-search>
                         <div class="adj-checkbox-list" data-popover-list>
-                            {% for t in adj_type_choices %}
+                            {% for value, label in adj_type_choices %}
                             <label class="d-flex align-items-center gap-2 py-1 adj-cb-row">
                                 <input type="checkbox" class="form-check-input adj-filter-cb"
-                                       data-adj-filter="type" value="{{ t }}"
-                                       {% if t in adj_filter_values.type %}checked{% endif %}>
-                                <span class="adj-cb-label">{{ t }}</span>
+                                       data-adj-filter="type" value="{{ value }}"
+                                       {% if value in adj_filter_values.type %}checked{% endif %}>
+                                <span class="adj-cb-label">{{ label }}</span>
                             </label>
                             {% endfor %}
                         </div>
@@ -915,7 +915,7 @@
                         {% for group in adj_groups %}
                             <tbody>
                                 <tr class="adj-group-header"
-                                    {% if adj_filter_values.group_by == 'type' %}data-type="{{ group.label }}"{% endif %}
+                                    {% if adj_filter_values.group_by == 'type' %}data-type="{{ group.type_key|default:group.label }}"{% endif %}
                                     data-bs-toggle="collapse"
                                     data-bs-target="#adj-group-{{ group.slug }}"
                                     aria-expanded="true" aria-controls="adj-group-{{ group.slug }}">
diff --git a/core/views.py b/core/views.py
index 19b87c0..a1b0b5f 100644
--- a/core/views.py
+++ b/core/views.py
@@ -2565,10 +2565,17 @@ def _group_adjustments(adjustments, group_by):
     groups = []
     for key, rows in buckets.items():
         if group_by == 'type':
-            label = key
+            # Visible header text uses the short display label (e.g. "Loan",
+            # "Advance", "Advance Repaid") from the model's TYPE_CHOICES.
+            label = rows[0].get_type_display()
+            # type_key holds the raw DB value so the template can emit it as
+            # data-type="..." for the [data-type="X"] CSS border-left accent
+            # selectors that still key on the canonical DB value.
+            type_key = key
             slug = key.lower().replace(' ', '-')
         else:  # worker
             label = rows[0].worker.name
+            type_key = None
             slug = f'worker-{key}'
         net_sum = sum(
             (r.amount if r.type in ADDITIVE_TYPES else -r.amount)
@@ -2576,6 +2583,7 @@ def _group_adjustments(adjustments, group_by):
         )
         groups.append({
             'label': label,
+            'type_key': type_key,
             'slug': slug,
             'rows': rows,
             'count': len(rows),
@@ -3232,11 +3240,14 @@ def payroll_dashboard(request):
                 'order': sort_order,
                 'group_by': group_by,
             },
-            # Flat list of type labels for the Adjustments tab filter dropdown.
-            # Stored under a separate key so we don't clobber the existing
-            # 'adjustment_types' context var (which is TYPE_CHOICES tuples
-            # used by the Add/Edit adjustment modals).
-            'adj_type_choices': list(ADDITIVE_TYPES) + list(DEDUCTIVE_TYPES),
+            # (db_value, display_label) pairs for the Type filter popover on the
+            # Adjustments tab. Uses TYPE_CHOICES directly so the checkbox labels
+            # show the short display labels (Loan / Advance / Advance Repaid)
+            # while checkbox values stay on the DB value (which the view filters
+            # by). Stored under a separate key so we don't clobber the existing
+            # 'adjustment_types' context var (also TYPE_CHOICES tuples, used by
+            # the Add/Edit adjustment modals).
+            'adj_type_choices': PayrollAdjustment.TYPE_CHOICES,
             # PERF: reuse `all_workers`/`all_teams` (already cached above for
             # the Add-Adjustment modal) — same row-set, same ordering, so no
             # need to re-query the database for the filter popovers.