What is the average FINRA salary?

$176K a year on average and $165K at the median, across 116 open FINRA postings at companies that state pay (November 2026). The median is the better guide: a few very high offers pull the average up.

What is the typical range?

The middle half of the postings offer $126K to $200K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.

Which companies advertise the highest FINRA pay?

Crypto.com ($215K), DriveWealth ($194K), Titan ($175K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).

Is a finra a high-paying job?

The median FINRA posting advertises $165K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 5% below the middle of the market.

How much can you earn as a finra?

A tenth of the postings offer $272K a year or more; the highest open FINRA role advertises up to $700K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.

What is the FINRA salary per hour and per month?

The median of $165K a year is about $79 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $13,750 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $61 to $96 an hour.

Which skills pay more for FINRA roles?

Postings that ask for Law degree (+$74K, 12 postings), Incident response (+$50K, 13 postings), CFTC (+$25K, 13 postings) advertise more than the $165K median of all FINRA postings with pay.

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay ranges employers print in their own job postings, read from their careers pages every hour. The midpoint of each range is counted. These are advertised ranges for open roles, mostly in the United States and in US dollars, not what people are actually paid.

FINRA Salary: $176K Average, $165K Median (Nov 2026)

FINRA salary by level

Lead roles advertise a median of $185K, 6% more than senior roles ($175K). The level comes from the job title; titles without a level word are counted separately.

Level	Median salary	Middle half	Roles
Senior	$175K	$161K–$215K	17
Lead and above	$185K	$162K–$216K	49
No level in the title	$132K	$115K–$158K	50

FINRA salary by location

Name	Median salary	Roles counted
🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area	$215K	15
🇺🇸California	$215K	15
🇺🇸New York, NY	$170K	65
🇺🇸United States	$166K	112

Skills that pay more for FINRA roles

Skill	Median with it	Above the median	Postings
Law degree	$239K	+$74K	12
Incident response	$215K	+$50K	13
CFTC	$190K	+$25K	13
Risk management	$173K	+$8K	19
SEC regulations	$170K	+$5K	25

Top-paying companies

Name	Median salary	Roles counted
Crypto.com	$215K	3
DriveWealth	$194K	8
Titan	$175K	3
Brex	$173K	15
iCapital	$170K	35
Mercury	$153K	4
Betterment	$128K	3
Savvy	$127K	6
CAIS	$121K	4
Mizuho	$120K	4
Horace Mann	$108K	3
Guggenheim Securities	$105K	3

Highest-paying open FINRA roles

All FINRA jobs

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Head of Security GRCDriveWealth · 🇺🇸Office - Chicago; Office - NYC$270K - $290KLead and aboveCISSPCISMCISA3mo
Senior Counsel, Product LegalAirwallex · 🇺🇸US - San Francisco$200K - $280KHybridSeniorRegulatory complianceKYCLaw degree3d
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Questions about FINRA pay

What is the average FINRA salary?: $176K a year on average and $165K at the median, across 116 open FINRA postings at companies that state pay (November 2026). The median is the better guide: a few very high offers pull the average up.
What is the typical range?: The middle half of the postings offer $126K to $200K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
Which companies advertise the highest FINRA pay?: Crypto.com ($215K), DriveWealth ($194K), Titan ($175K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
Is a finra a high-paying job?: The median FINRA posting advertises $165K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 5% below the middle of the market.
How much can you earn as a finra?: A tenth of the postings offer $272K a year or more; the highest open FINRA role advertises up to $700K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
What is the FINRA salary per hour and per month?: The median of $165K a year is about $79 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $13,750 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $61 to $96 an hour.
Which skills pay more for FINRA roles?: Postings that ask for Law degree (+$74K, 12 postings), Incident response (+$50K, 13 postings), CFTC (+$25K, 13 postings) advertise more than the $165K median of all FINRA postings with pay.
Where do these figures come from?: From the pay ranges employers print in their own job postings, read from their careers pages every hour. The midpoint of each range is counted. These are advertised ranges for open roles, mostly in the United States and in US dollars, not what people are actually paid.

FINRA salary: $165K median