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 insurance available" ((in 153 reviews)); "Work Life Balance is great" ((in 127 reviews)); "All the people were great to work with and I enjoyed spending time with my teams." ((in 107 reviews)); "Good pay and got to experience all practices within the office" ((in 47 reviews)); "great culture and interpersonal dynamics (at least within my department within Market Reg)" ((in 30 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 78 reviews)); "The manager's attuite is bad and also does not recognize your contribution." ((in 43 reviews)); "Salary is low" ((in 30 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

4.0

Oct 20, 2018

Good company to work for

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

People are very nice. The work pace is generally moderate.

Cons

The tech is a little bit out of date.

FINRA Response

6y

Thanks for taking the time to share your feedback and experience. We're glad you had the opportunity to work with great people. We are constantly investing in our technology to help improve employees' experiences, but we encourage all employees to speak with their manager if there is technology we can invest in that would help them better perform their job.

4.0

Oct 8, 2018

Culture is shifting

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The mission of this organization is the drive for many of the long-term employees

Cons

There is a noticeable change in the level of internal communication of strategy and direction, with a significant gap between senior management and staff

FINRA Response

6y

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. Our mission of Investor Protection, Market Integrity is behind everything we do at FINRA. We are sorry to hear you experienced a gap between senior management and staff. We always welcome feedback from employees on how we can communicate better and encourage employees to reach out to their HR coordinator.

4.0

Oct 5, 2018

Senior Director

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

People I worked with were great.

Cons

Can be too bureaucratic at times

FINRA Response

6y

Thank you for sharing your experience. We're glad you had the opportunity to work with great people. We encourage you to share any ideas regarding how we can improving processes to make them less bureaucratic with your team or HR coordinator.

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