Is SEC a good company to work for?

SEC has an overall rating of 4.5 out of 5, based on over 505 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 1% over the last 12 months. 85% of employees would recommend working at SEC to a friend and 66% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about SEC have been left by employees working as Intern , Staff Accountant and Attorney .

Does SEC pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, SEC employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at SEC. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at SEC?

85% of SEC employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated SEC 4.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at SEC?

Intern (40) , Attorney (23) , Staff Accountant (12) , Attorney Advisor (10) , Internship (9) , Legal Intern (9) , Examiner (8) , Financial Economist (7) , Securities Compliance Examiner (7) , Summer Intern (7) , Senior Counsel (6) , Summer Honors Intern (6) , Student Honors Business Program (5) , Student Honors Program (5) , Law Clerk (4)

What are the pros of working at SEC according to real employee reviews?

"Great people to work with" ((in 45 reviews)); "Work life balance is great" ((in 40 reviews)); "Great benefits and work environment" ((in 23 reviews)); "Smart, friendly colleagues." ((in 22 reviews)); "Good pay." ((in 14 reviews))

What are the cons of working at SEC according to real employee reviews?

"Unpaid internship and not a lot of job opportunities after the internship." ((in 21 reviews)); "Low promotion potential, bad managers" ((in 5 reviews)); "Second, the SEC has a very toxic environment and low morale." ((in 3 reviews)); "Made communication difficult." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about SEC layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about SEC layoffs and their outlook for job security at SEC in 2026.

What are the top reviewed SEC locations?

Washington , New York , Chicago , Los Angeles , Boston , San Francisco , Denver , Miami , Atlanta , Philadelphia , Fort Worth , Salt Lake City , Phila , Jersey City , Centreville , Chantilly , Vienna , Schenectady , Dallas , Oakland , Seattle , Pittsburgh , Boca Raton , Miami Beach , North Atlanta , Atlanta Junction

SEC reviews

4.5

85% would recommend to a friend

(305 total reviews)

Mary Jo White

77% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

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SEC has an employee rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars, based on 305 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The SEC employee rating is 24% above average for employers within the Government & Public Administration industry (3.6 stars).

Reviews by job title

305 reviews

4.0

May 1, 2011

Very favorable

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance is excellent. Rewarding to be able to protect investors and the integrity of the marketplace on a daily basis.

Cons

Overall talent of human capital is mixed between "lifers" who lost motivation long ago and the young and hungry looking to do great work. Technology is severely behind. Lack of concrete budgeting and limited funding from Congress is severely undermining the Commission's mission.

4.0

Mar 6, 2011

Good

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

market microstructure, working on exams

Cons

bureacracy, slow on technology upgrades

4.0

Sep 13, 2010

Accounting Intern

Intern-summer honors college program

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Policy, rule-making, and interpretations are the mainstays of what gets done at the SEC. Being on the front lines is exciting and watching the changes being made in the interest of investor and public protection is extremely interesting. It is very different from working in the private sector and knowing that you are working towards a common goal and a "greater good" is both motivating and unifying. I got exposure to many different accounting issues and loved the people I worked for. The SEC has interesting seminars and workshops for the interns, but what was even better were the trainings available to all employees that took place multiple times a week and were about many different topics.

Cons

The pace is slower so if you want to be in a faster moving, higher pressure environment, then the government is not the place to look. It is also frustrating when certain initiatives are dropped without warning and hard work over the past couple of months ends up being all for naught.

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