diff --git a/hrms/payroll/report/salary_payments_based_on_payment_mode/salary_payments_based_on_payment_mode.js b/hrms/payroll/report/salary_payments_based_on_payment_mode/salary_payments_based_on_payment_mode.js
index 0eb4e78320..ca3cdb5d75 100644
--- a/hrms/payroll/report/salary_payments_based_on_payment_mode/salary_payments_based_on_payment_mode.js
+++ b/hrms/payroll/report/salary_payments_based_on_payment_mode/salary_payments_based_on_payment_mode.js
@@ -2,7 +2,16 @@
 // For license information, please see license.txt
 /* eslint-disable */
 
-frappe.require("assets/hrms/js/salary_slip_deductions_report_filters.js", function () {
-	frappe.query_reports["Salary Payments Based On Payment Mode"] =
-		hrms.salary_slip_deductions_report_filters;
-});
+frappe.query_reports["Salary Payments Based On Payment Mode"] = $.extend(
+	{},
+	hrms.salary_slip_deductions_report_filters,
+	{
+		formatter: function (value, row, column, data, default_formatter) {
+			value = default_formatter(value, row, column, data);
+			if (data.branch && data.branch.includes("Total") && column.colIndex === 1) {
+				value = value.bold();
+			}
+			return value;
+		},
+	},
+);
diff --git a/hrms/payroll/report/salary_payments_based_on_payment_mode/salary_payments_based_on_payment_mode.py b/hrms/payroll/report/salary_payments_based_on_payment_mode/salary_payments_based_on_payment_mode.py
index 33c3b53cf3..04a7cf66f9 100644
--- a/hrms/payroll/report/salary_payments_based_on_payment_mode/salary_payments_based_on_payment_mode.py
+++ b/hrms/payroll/report/salary_payments_based_on_payment_mode/salary_payments_based_on_payment_mode.py
@@ -112,9 +112,9 @@ def get_data(filters, mode_of_payments):
 	if data:
 		data.append(total_row)
 		data.append({})
-		data.append({"branch": "<b>Total Gross Pay</b>", mode_of_payments[0]: gross_pay})
-		data.append({"branch": "<b>Total Deductions</b>", mode_of_payments[0]: total_deductions})
-		data.append({"branch": "<b>Total Net Pay</b>", mode_of_payments[0]: total_row.get("total")})
+		data.append({"branch": "Total Gross Pay", mode_of_payments[0]: gross_pay})
+		data.append({"branch": "Total Deductions", mode_of_payments[0]: total_deductions})
+		data.append({"branch": "Total Net Pay", mode_of_payments[0]: total_row.get("total")})
 
 		currency = erpnext.get_company_currency(filters.company)
 		report_summary = get_report_summary(gross_pay, total_deductions, total_row.get("total"), currency)
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ def get_data(filters, mode_of_payments):
 
 def get_total_based_on_mode_of_payment(data, mode_of_payments):
 	total = 0
-	total_row = {"branch": "<b>Total</b>"}
+	total_row = {"branch": "Total"}
 	for mode in mode_of_payments:
 		sum_of_payment = sum([detail[mode] for detail in data if mode in detail.keys()])
 		total_row[mode] = sum_of_payment