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

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

2.0

Sep 11, 2020

good work-life balance, rest is a mess

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

work life balance was good

Cons

disorganized, lack of leadership, "boys club" mentality, not willing to change with the times.

FINRA Response

5y

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. You’ve mentioned a number of items that we are concerned about. We encourage you to email us at glassdoor@finra.org so we can look to address any unhealthy work environments.

3.0

Jun 20, 2020

3 out of 5

Regulatory analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good mission. Good work life balance. Good cafeteria

Cons

Archaic technology. Too much red tape. Annoying time tracking system that scrutinizes your every move. Feels like you are under a microscope and being micro managed 24/7. Not much room for career growth. The difference between an analyst and a senior analyst and a principal analyst is tenure. Your skillset will be limited here.

FINRA Response

5y

Thank you for sharing your thoughts on your experience working at FINRA. We are glad you found the mission inspired you. We are sorry to hear you found our technology to be outdated. We have made big investments in our technology in recent years and we are proud of where we stand today. In fact, just this year we were rated the #1 midsized company to work at in IT.

3.0

Mar 7, 2020

It's ok

Regulatory analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great work/life balance, typically a 40 hour week. Some interesting work once in a while. Not overly stressful. Good coworkers.

Cons

Extremely low pay when compared to outside positions. A lot of bureaucracy. Low advancement opportunities. High turnover rate, most people leave because of pay and bureaucracy. Management can be pretty bad (or good) depending on a team.

FINRA Response

6y

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We are glad you've enjoyed the work-life balance FINRA has to offer, though we are sorry to here you view your pay to be low. We strive to be competitive with the external market and use a number of external sources to compile benchmark data to set our pay structures. We encourage you to discuss with your manager ways you may be able to work toward a promotion and a raise in the year ahead.

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