H-1B sponsorDCFEIN 53-0088710Updated Jun 2026

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.. Filed 270 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a DC headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2026

Certified

100.0%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

0.0%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (FINRA) is a self-regulatory organization that oversees broker-dealers and exchange markets in the United States, headquartered in Washington, DC. As an H-1B sponsor, FINRA has filed 270 labor condition applications since 2010, demonstrating growing engagement with the visa program over the past decade.

In FY2026, FINRA filed 16 H-1B petitions with a 100% certification rate. Its H-1B workforce is concentrated in technology roles: Software Developers lead with 120 filings, followed by Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers (52 filings) and other computer occupations (40 filings). The company also sponsors positions for Computer and Information Systems Managers and Network Administrators. Filing activity accelerated notably from 2019 onward, peaking at 59 petitions in FY2025 before the FY2026 decrease. Across all filings since 2010, FINRA achieved a 48.15% overall certification rate with no denials or withdrawals, indicating stable LCA approval patterns.

FINRA's H-1B sponsorship reflects its need for skilled technology talent in financial services compliance, market oversight, and systems infrastructure roles.

FINRA H-1B sponsor
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority H-1B
FINRA software developer visa
FINRA prevailing wage
H-1B tech roles financial services

H-1B outcome breakdown

Share of Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.’s LCAs by DOL case status, all fiscal years. Use the year filter above for a single-year breakdown.

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	93.5%
Cert-withdrawn	6.5%

Certified93.5%

Cert-withdrawn6.5%

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. across all fiscal years. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	15-1252	Software Developers	120
2	15-1253	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	52
3	15-1299	Computer Occupations, All Other	40
4	11-3021	Computer and Information Systems Managers	10
5	15-1244	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	9
6	15-2051	Data Scientists	8
7	15-1251	Computer Programmers	6
8	15-1212	Information Security Analysts	5
9	13-2099	Financial Specialists, All Other	5
10	19-3011	Economists	4

Software Developers

120

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

Computer Occupations, All Other

Computer and Information Systems Managers

Network and Computer Systems Administrators

Data Scientists

Computer Programmers

Information Security Analysts

Financial Specialists, All Other

Economists

H-1B filings by fiscal year

Year-over-year H-1B filing volume — a hiring-demand signal, not headcount.

Year	Filings
FY2010	1
FY2011	1
FY2012	10
FY2013	12
FY2014	2
FY2015	11
FY2016	9
FY2017	15
FY2018	21
FY2019	49
FY2023	20
FY2024	44
FY2025	59
FY2026	16

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