diff --git a/src/app/(protected)/vendors/index.tsx b/src/app/(protected)/vendors/index.tsx
index 92b9112b..68abe1a0 100644
--- a/src/app/(protected)/vendors/index.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(protected)/vendors/index.tsx
@@ -416,8 +416,8 @@ export default function VendorsListPage() {
         }}
       >
         <Typography variant="body2" sx={{ color: "text.secondary" }}>
-          {rows.length} {isActive ? "active" : "inactive"}{" "}
-          {rows.length === 1 ? "technician" : "technicians"}
+          {totalCount} {isActive ? "active" : "inactive"}{" "}
+          {totalCount === 1 ? "technician" : "technicians"}
           {(appliedChips.length > 0 || debouncedSearch) && " · filtered"}
           {` · ${activeCount} active · ${inactiveCount} inactive`}
         </Typography>
diff --git a/src/test/app/(protected)/vendors/vendors-list.test.tsx b/src/test/app/(protected)/vendors/vendors-list.test.tsx
index 64785ad0..1db80de8 100644
--- a/src/test/app/(protected)/vendors/vendors-list.test.tsx
+++ b/src/test/app/(protected)/vendors/vendors-list.test.tsx
@@ -65,4 +65,22 @@ describe("VendorsListPage", () => {
     expect(screen.getByText("Drain Cleaning Bros")).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(screen.queryByRole("button", { name: "Deactivate vendor" })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
   });
+
+  it("reports the filtered totalCount in the footer when page rows are fewer than total", () => {
+    const pageVendors = Array.from({ length: 3 }, (_, index) => ({
+      ...activeVendor,
+      id: 100 + index,
+      companyName: `Vendor ${index + 1}`,
+    }));
+
+    useVendorsList.mockImplementation((params: { isActive?: boolean; pageSize?: number }) => {
+      if (params.pageSize === 1) return result([], params.isActive ? 25 : 0);
+      return result(pageVendors, 25);
+    });
+
+    renderWithProviders(<VendorsListPage />, { route: "/vendors", withAuth: false });
+
+    expect(screen.getByText(/25 active technicians/)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByText(/3 active technicians/)).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
 });