Ideally, those should be in balance if the track are truly parallel. Thus, if 1% of engineers are in the highest, distinguished level then 1% of managers shoul

Ideally, those should be in balance if the track are truly parallel. Thus, if 1% of engineers are in the highest, distinguished level then 1% of managers should be in the highest managerial level. If those 500 VPs amount to 10% of all managerial positions then they should be comparable in impact and salary to all those engineers whose engineer contributor level amounts to 10% of all engineering positions.