Supervisors, managers, and exempt salaried employees still live and work in a 168-hour week. CHAPPS applies the same framework to nonbargaining workers — no special treatment, no exceptions. One standard for everyone.
Full-Time Nonbargaining employees — commonly called "management," "supervisors," or "salary-exempt" workers — sit outside the collective bargaining unit. They are not covered by union contracts and are typically paid a fixed annual salary regardless of hours worked beyond 40 per week.
Under the traditional system, these workers have one advantage: they don't get docked for leaving early or coming in late. But they also don't get overtime, and their entire salary is fully taxable. CHAPPS addresses this directly.
By converting a salaried worker's compensation into hourly equivalents, CHAPPS applies the same 10/10/10/10 split to their annual pay. The result: 75% of their salary is now formally structured as non-taxable categories — Benefits, Stipend, and Next Year's Salary — leaving only 25% as taxable take-home pay.
A fixed annual salary is converted to an hourly equivalent (Annual Salary ÷ 2,080 hours), then the same 10/10/10/10 weekly split is applied. The table below shows examples across salary ranges.
| Annual Salary | Hourly Equiv. | Benefits (Non-Tax) | Stipend (Non-Tax) | Next Yr Salary (Non-Tax) | This Yr Salary (Taxable) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $41,600 | $20/hr | $10,400 / yr | $10,400 / yr | $10,400 / yr | $10,400 / yr |
| $62,400 | $30/hr | $15,600 / yr | $15,600 / yr | $15,600 / yr | $15,600 / yr |
| $83,200 | $40/hr | $20,800 / yr | $20,800 / yr | $20,800 / yr | $20,800 / yr |
| $104,000 | $50/hr | $26,000 / yr | $26,000 / yr | $26,000 / yr | $26,000 / yr |
| All Salary Levels | 75% of annual salary is non-taxable | 25% taxable only | |||
Formula: Annual Salary ÷ 2,080 = Hourly Equivalent. Each category receives (Hourly Rate × 10 hrs/wk × 52 wks) = 25% of total annual compensation.
The exact same weekly pay allocation from the CHAPPS book (Table 6) applies to nonbargaining salaried employees. The salary is simply converted to an hourly rate, and each week follows the 5-day distribution pattern.
A salaried supervisor earning $50/hr equivalent receives the same daily breakdown as a $50/hr hourly worker. CHAPPS enforces one standard. There is no management exception, no executive carve-out, no category that operates outside the 168-hour framework.
| DAY | N/S DAY | BENEFITS | STIPEND | NEXT YR | THIS YR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saturday | 4 hrs | — | — | 4 hrs |
| 2 | Tuesday | 4 hrs | — | — | 4 hrs |
| 3 | Wednesday | 2 hrs | 2 hrs | 2 hrs | 2 hrs |
| 4 | Thursday | — | 4 hrs | 4 hrs | — |
| 5 | Friday | — | 4 hrs | 4 hrs | — |
| WEEKLY TOTAL | 10 hrs | 10 hrs | 10 hrs | 10 hrs | |
The same quarterly accumulation mechanism applies to nonbargaining salaried employees. Every 15 weeks, 150 hours of Next Year's Salary convert — non-taxable, self-funded, permanently owned.
| Annual Salary | Hourly Equiv. | 10 hrs/wk × 15 wks | Quarterly Amount | Annual Pre-Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $41,600 Supervisor |
$20/hr | 150 hrs | $3,000 | $12,000 |
| $62,400 Manager |
$30/hr | 150 hrs | $4,500 | $18,000 |
| $104,000 Director |
$50/hr | 150 hrs | $7,500 | $30,000 |
| $208,000 Senior Executive |
$100/hr | 150 hrs | $15,000 | $60,000 |
| All amounts — Non-Taxable, Self-Funded, Permanently Owned | No government pension needed | |||
All 11 paid holidays apply to nonbargaining employees — the same 6 Major and 5 Non-Major holidays recognized across the entire CHAPPS system. Management does not receive more holidays. Workers do not receive fewer. One list. One standard.
CHAPPS was not built to give some workers better treatment than others. It was built to give every worker the same transparent, documented, fair structure. The nonbargaining category does not get a better deal because of their title. They do not get a worse deal because they are not in a union. They get the same deal — the CHAPPS deal. 168 hours. One system. Every category.
Nonbargaining employees have rarely had their pay structure explained clearly. CHAPPS changes that — one standard framework, fully documented, for every supervisor, manager, and director in the system.