Is FINRA a good company to work for?

FINRA has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 1,227 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 150 reviews)); "Work life balance is good" ((in 123 reviews)); "All the people were great to work with and I enjoyed spending time with my teams." ((in 109 reviews)); "Good pay and got to experience all practices within the office" ((in 43 reviews)); "great culture and interpersonal dynamics (at least within my department within Market Reg)" ((in 33 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 72 reviews)); "The manager's attuite is bad and also does not recognize your contribution." ((in 40 reviews)); "Salary is low" ((in 33 reviews)); "Senior management includes aloof and heartless executives." ((in 17 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 , Woodbridge , Dallas , 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

FINRA reviews

3.8

71% would recommend to a friend

(932 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 932 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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Reviews by job title

932 reviews

1.0

Feb 1, 2019

Lack of Decision Making, Underappreciated and Underpaid

Examiner

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free water, coffee and tea. Work from home if you're in the right department and your manager allows you, i.e., likes you enough to take advantage of it, otherwise you're out of luck and really should leave; decent benefits (medical, dental and vision and 6% 401k match).

Cons

Underappreciated; underpaid; lack of communication from management; too many levels of decision makers none of whom actually makes any decisions; lots of finger pointing.; very into customer service pleasing, i.e., the big broker dealers who complain to management rather than protecting the investors.

FINRA Response

6y

Thank you for your feedback. As part of FINRA360, the review of our processes and business, we are looking at a number of ways to become more effective and efficient at achieving our mission of investor protection and market integrity. In particular, we are in the midst of transforming our Examination and Risk Monitoring program which we believe will help address many of the concerns you mention. We are taking a fresh look at our approach and leveraging feedback from many stakeholders including current and former employees. If you have additional feedback, you can email glassdoor@finra.org.

1.0

Jan 31, 2019

I can’t recommend working here

Dispute resolution

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits good Flexible hours if needed

Cons

Management bad. They are not well trained management. Favoritism from managers. Too much work and no help or even OT offered. We were always stressed and busy but management doesn’t help and even leaves early everyday No appreciation Focus only on negatives and never positive things I did to help

FINRA Response

6y

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We are sorry you had such a negative experience with your manager. We encourage any employee to reach out to discuss those concerns. If you would like to provide any additional information about your particular situation you can email glassdoor@finra.org. We wish you the best in your future endeavors.

4.0

Jan 7, 2019

HR Manager

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company Mission. Working with great people.

Cons

Politics can get in the way of moving things forward.

FINRA Response

6y

Thanks for taking the time to share your experience. We’re happy to hear you were motivated by our mission and enjoyed working with your colleagues. We’re sorry to hear you found politics could give in the way. We welcome any tips at glassdoor@finra.org.

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