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 135 reviews)); "Work Life Balance is great" ((in 123 reviews)); "All the people were great to work with and I enjoyed spending time with my teams." ((in 104 reviews)); "Good pay and got to experience all practices within the office" ((in 49 reviews)); "Met some great colleagues that are still friends today." ((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 42 reviews)); "Salary is low" ((in 31 reviews)); "No opportunity for advancement" ((in 16 reviews)); "Senior management includes aloof and heartless executives." ((in 16 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

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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

3.0

May 3, 2021

It's great when politics are not in the way

Technology director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Mission, Regulatory Teams, Industry; chance to work deep into AWS stack and to work on some interesting problems

Cons

Politics and power struggles in Tech Leadership erases lots of innovation and advancement opportunities

3.0

Apr 11, 2021

Mafioso Style Management

Regulatory analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay and benefits are decent

Cons

Way too much politics at the management level (management, not executives). Managers and Directors operate in a very mafioso style. They rarely take blame for anything that goes wrong on their teams, and the directors and above usually don't do anything about it. It's almost like a "tenure" type of job.

FINRA Response

5y

We're concerned about your comment regarding a "mafioso style management" and would like to learn more. We'd appreciate if you could share more information about your experience with us at glassdoor@finra.org.

3.0

Mar 17, 2021

FINRA is as 3 star as it gets

Sales practice examiner

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits, comfortable secure job.

Cons

Poor culture of feedback, and a much older company. When I started there were about 3 employees under 20 including myself which made it hard to feel included.

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