Levels in Editor never matches the version in Multitrack

Editing a podcast, and I put in all the effort to get the tracks correct for levels, compression, etc in Track Editor. Then I go to the Multitrack view, and the levels are lower than in the tracks, and the sound doesn't even match. How is that a thing? But it happens all the time, so I assume there's something I'm missing? Thanks for guidance, as nothing in the Help or Forums I can find about it. (Fwiw, currently working in CC2018.)