Is FINRA a good company to work for?

FINRA has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 1,226 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 7% over the last 12 months. 71% of employees would recommend working at FINRA to a friend and 61% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about FINRA have been left by employees working as Intern , Senior Analyst and Investigator .

Does FINRA pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, FINRA employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at FINRA. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at FINRA?

71% of FINRA employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated FINRA 4.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at FINRA?

Examiner (70) , Analyst (43) , Regulatory Analyst (36) , Principal Examiner (32) , Director (26) , Associate Principal Examiner (24) , Intern (24) , Software Developer (15) , Software Engineer (15) , Senior Analyst (13) , Senior Examiner (13) , Associate Principal Analyst (12) , Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) (12) , Associate Director (10) , Investigator (10)

What are the pros of working at FINRA according to real employee reviews?

"Great Benefits and Worklife Balance" ((in 141 reviews)); "Work Life Balance is great" ((in 124 reviews)); "All the people were great to work with and I enjoyed spending time with my teams." ((in 111 reviews)); "Good pay and got to experience all practices within the office" ((in 53 reviews)); "great culture and interpersonal dynamics (at least within my department within Market Reg)" ((in 28 reviews))

What are the cons of working at FINRA according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management: most have never work anywhere else so you will not learn anything about the actual industry" ((in 74 reviews)); "The manager's attuite is bad and also does not recognize your contribution." ((in 45 reviews)); "Salary is low" ((in 31 reviews)); "Senior management includes aloof and heartless executives." ((in 16 reviews)); "Awful upper management." ((in 14 reviews))

What are employees saying about FINRA layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about FINRA layoffs and their outlook for job security at FINRA in 2026.

What are the top reviewed FINRA locations?

Rockville , New York , Washington , Chicago , Los Angeles , Boca Raton , Boston , Jersey City , Denver , Dallas , Woodbridge , San Francisco , Baltimore , Atlanta , Kansas City , Gaithersburg , Columbia , Silver Spring , Maryland Park , East Brunswick , Plainfield , Whippany , Lynchburg , Richmond , Reston , Saint Louis , Brooklyn , East Meadow , Jericho , South Ozone Park

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3.8

71% would recommend to a friend

(931 total reviews)

Robert W. Cook

64% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Work/Life balance

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Culture & values

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Career opportunities

3.0

Senior management

FINRA has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 931 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The FINRA employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.6 stars).

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931 reviews

5.0

Sep 19, 2021

Great work-life balance

Research analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good place to learn and grow in your role. Lots of resources available to staff for professional development. Great work-life balance.

Cons

Promotions are hard to come by.

1.0

Aug 31, 2021

Would not recommend

Analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I have nothing positive to say

Cons

Poor work life balance, poor management, lots of hierarchy.

3.0

Jun 8, 2021

Not a bad place, some managers better than others

Human resources manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great colleagues, flexibility, not a pressure cooker type of place, fair pay and bonus structure, great benefits, great work/life

Cons

The work isn't challenging, sometimes more busy work than challenges, we're encouraged to think outside the box but many in the department are just task completers and not push the box. Management is difficult, a lot of we versus they, where to land the blame. New leader in HR did a listening tour within the group but in groups, would have been more genuine if she did it one on one, and actually reported themes back to HR and what her plan of action was. We hear a lot about the leadership team meetings but rarely about the outcome

FINRA Response

Thanks for taking the time to share your experience working at FINRA. We're glad that you enjoy working with your colleagues and the benefits that FINRA provides. We appreciate your feedback regarding transparency outside of the leadership team. We are always seeking new ways to increase transparency and reduce bureaucracy, so if you have any more ideas, please feel free to share them with the appropriate party or with us at glassdoor@finra.org.

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