> No, they are equals.

The salary is not equal.

in many tech companies they are, an IC6 is paid the same or similar to an M6

The difference is there will probably be a lot more M7+ than IC7+ so getting to the higher ranks is easier as a manager

	▲	muzani 6 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		I thought it's the other way around. A manager needs people to manage.
	▲	zwaps 5 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Only in American tech companies

nialv7 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

they should be