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

FINRA reviews

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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Reviews by job title

931 reviews

5.0

Dec 25, 2022

Good Company

Examiner

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good culture, everyone is helpful. Work-life balance is good as well. Work from home, you have to go to the office once in a while though (1/month MAX). A ton of resources available to learn the job. Your career is supported, they'll even pay CFA/Bar Exam fees and other things of that nature. Good benefits, good pay.

Cons

Extremely high learning curve. Typically, I catch on pretty quickly at most jobs, however, it took about 8 months in the examiner role to even begin to start feeling comfortable. Work can be combative as well, not a ton of fun telling firms that they're getting cited or need to do things better. Work can be boring; compliance is not too exciting.

5.0

Dec 1, 2022

Ethical company that cares

Sr. principal analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

FINRA walks the walk. Integrity is at the core of the company values and the leadership really reflects those values. Great employee benefits, like health and retirement plans, but also volunteer time off, training, employee recognition, interesting work, great colleagues, opportunities for internal transfer/promotion and flexible work locations. As an employee, I truly feel valued and appreciated. They also take diversity and inclusion seriously - not just lip service. Great leadership leads by example

Cons

Salary is not really competitive with other opportunities in the Financial Industry. Personally, the work-life balance and my holistic quality of life more than makes up for it.

4.0

Nov 29, 2022

Good Intentions, Implementation Needs Work

Hr specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice flexibility perks, benefits, diversity initiatives and employee organization resources.

Cons

Good thoughts, words and plans expressed, but more action behind valuing existing employees needs to be demonstrated, particularly for women with less than 10 yrs tenure.

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