diff --git a/modules/routes/routeDataUsers.py b/modules/routes/routeDataUsers.py
index 81115e51..62a9b344 100644
--- a/modules/routes/routeDataUsers.py
+++ b/modules/routes/routeDataUsers.py
@@ -27,6 +27,118 @@ from modules.datamodels.datamodelPagination import PaginationParams, PaginatedRe
 # Configure logger
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+
+def _applyFiltersAndSort(items: List[Dict[str, Any]], paginationParams: Optional[PaginationParams]) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+    """
+    Apply filters and sorting to a list of items.
+    This is used when we can't do server-side filtering in the database (e.g., SysAdmin view).
+    
+    Args:
+        items: List of dictionaries to filter/sort
+        paginationParams: Pagination parameters with filters and sort
+        
+    Returns:
+        Filtered and sorted list
+    """
+    if not paginationParams:
+        return items
+    
+    result = items.copy()
+    
+    # Apply filters
+    if paginationParams.filters:
+        filters = paginationParams.filters
+        
+        # Handle general search
+        searchTerm = filters.get('search', '').lower() if filters.get('search') else None
+        
+        if searchTerm:
+            def matchesSearch(item: Dict[str, Any]) -> bool:
+                for value in item.values():
+                    if value is not None and searchTerm in str(value).lower():
+                        return True
+                return False
+            result = [item for item in result if matchesSearch(item)]
+        
+        # Handle field-specific filters
+        for field, filterValue in filters.items():
+            if field == 'search':
+                continue  # Already handled
+            
+            if isinstance(filterValue, dict) and 'operator' in filterValue:
+                operator = filterValue.get('operator', 'equals')
+                value = filterValue.get('value')
+            else:
+                operator = 'equals'
+                value = filterValue
+            
+            if value is None or value == '':
+                continue
+            
+            def matchesFilter(item: Dict[str, Any], f: str, op: str, v: Any) -> bool:
+                itemValue = item.get(f)
+                if itemValue is None:
+                    return False
+                
+                # Convert to string for comparison if needed
+                itemStr = str(itemValue).lower()
+                valueStr = str(v).lower()
+                
+                if op in ('equals', 'eq'):
+                    return itemStr == valueStr
+                elif op == 'contains':
+                    return valueStr in itemStr
+                elif op == 'startsWith':
+                    return itemStr.startswith(valueStr)
+                elif op == 'endsWith':
+                    return itemStr.endswith(valueStr)
+                elif op in ('gt', 'gte', 'lt', 'lte'):
+                    try:
+                        itemNum = float(itemValue)
+                        valueNum = float(v)
+                        if op == 'gt':
+                            return itemNum > valueNum
+                        elif op == 'gte':
+                            return itemNum >= valueNum
+                        elif op == 'lt':
+                            return itemNum < valueNum
+                        elif op == 'lte':
+                            return itemNum <= valueNum
+                    except (ValueError, TypeError):
+                        return False
+                elif op == 'in':
+                    if isinstance(v, list):
+                        return itemStr in [str(x).lower() for x in v]
+                    return False
+                elif op == 'notIn':
+                    if isinstance(v, list):
+                        return itemStr not in [str(x).lower() for x in v]
+                    return True
+                return True
+            
+            result = [item for item in result if matchesFilter(item, field, operator, value)]
+    
+    # Apply sorting
+    if paginationParams.sort:
+        for sortField in reversed(paginationParams.sort):
+            fieldName = sortField.field
+            ascending = sortField.direction == 'asc'
+            
+            def getSortKey(item: Dict[str, Any]):
+                value = item.get(fieldName)
+                if value is None:
+                    return (1, '')  # Nulls last
+                if isinstance(value, bool):
+                    return (0, not value if ascending else value)
+                if isinstance(value, (int, float)):
+                    return (0, value)
+                return (0, str(value).lower())
+            
+            result = sorted(result, key=getSortKey, reverse=not ascending)
+    
+    return result
+
+
 router = APIRouter(
     prefix="/api/users",
     tags=["Manage Users"],
@@ -100,18 +212,24 @@ async def get_users(
             # Get all users directly from database using UserInDB (the actual database model)
             from modules.datamodels.datamodelUam import UserInDB
             allUsers = appInterface.db.getRecordset(UserInDB)
-            # Convert to User objects, filtering out password hash and database-specific fields
-            users = []
+            # Convert to cleaned dictionaries first for filtering
+            cleanedUsers = []
             for u in allUsers:
                 cleanedUser = {k: v for k, v in u.items() if not k.startswith("_") and k != "hashedPassword" and k != "resetToken" and k != "resetTokenExpires"}
                 # Ensure roleLabels is always a list
                 if cleanedUser.get("roleLabels") is None:
                     cleanedUser["roleLabels"] = []
-                users.append(User(**cleanedUser))
+                cleanedUsers.append(cleanedUser)
+            
+            # Apply server-side filtering and sorting
+            filteredUsers = _applyFiltersAndSort(cleanedUsers, paginationParams)
+            
+            # Convert to User objects
+            users = [User(**u) for u in filteredUsers]
             
             if paginationParams:
-                totalItems = len(users)
                 import math
+                totalItems = len(users)
                 totalPages = math.ceil(totalItems / paginationParams.pageSize) if totalItems > 0 else 0
                 startIdx = (paginationParams.page - 1) * paginationParams.pageSize
                 endIdx = startIdx + paginationParams.pageSize