The rest of an employee's claim for wages, salaries, or commissions is treated as a general unsecured claim.
For example, if you are owed $15,000 in unpaid wages earned before the bankruptcy filing and the employer files for bankruptcy, the amount of that compensation earned within 180 days before the filing (up to $12,850) will receive priority treatment and will be paid ahead of other general unsecured prepetition claims.
If all $15,000 was earned within the 180 days, you will have a $10,000 priority claim and a $2,150 general unsecured prepetition claim that waits in line further down the list of claims eligible for payment.