Ascend Learning — 158 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 13
- Filings · FY2025
- $145k
- Median base · FY2025
- Software Engineer
- Top role · 23 all-time
- KS
- Top state · 71 all-time
Ascend Learning filed 13 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (down 13% from the year before), with a median base salary of $145k and the middle 50% of offers between $113k and $153k. That is 3% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 158 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Software Engineer in Kansas.
How much does Ascend Learning pay H-1B workers?
Certified base salary by fiscal year: each box is the p25–p75 range, the heavy line the median, the whiskers reach p10–p90. $145k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Ascend Learning's H-1B hiring changed by year?
7 certified filings in FY2016 → 12 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 12 | −8% | $109k |
| FY2025 | 13 | −13% | $145k |
| FY2024 | 15 | +15% | $140k |
| FY2023 | 13 | +8% | $129k |
| FY2022 | 12 | −29% | $129k |
| FY2021 | 17 | −11% | $127k |
| FY2020 | 19 | +58% | $118k |
| FY2019 | 12 | −59% | $115k |
| FY2018 | 29 | +222% | $110k |
| FY2017 | 9 | +29% | $110k |
| FY2016 | 7 | — | $103k |
Which wage levels does Ascend Learning file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 59% of Ascend Learning's filings sit at Level III–IV. A heavy I–II skew reads as entry-level or contractor-style hiring; a heavy IV skew as senior in-house roles — and higher levels earn more lottery entries.
Share of 144 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I2.1%3
- Level II38.9%56
- Level III43.8%63
- Level IV15.3%22
What jobs does Ascend Learning sponsor for H-1B?
The most-filed job titles across all years (DOL titles, employer pay-grade codes stripped), with base-salary percentiles.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 23 | $117k |
| Software Engineer III | 10 | $114k |
| Software Engineer IV | 5 | $130k |
| Software Developer | 4 | $95k |
| Principal Architect, Web Platform | 4 | $129k |
| Lead Software Quality Engineer | 3 | $122k |
| Dynamics CRM Developer | 3 | $109k |
| Director of Big Data | 3 | $188k |
| Psychometrician | 3 | $73k |
| Sr Database Administrator | 3 | $145k |
Where does Ascend Learning hire H-1B workers?
Worksite states on the certified filings, all years. Deeper pink = more filings; hover a state for its figures.
| State | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| KS | 71 | $110k |
| CA | 32 | $118k |
| MA | 16 | $125k |
| NY | 7 | $134k |
| FL | 7 | $167k |
| AZ | 7 | $135k |
| MN | 5 | $114k |
| TX | 3 | $139k |
| CO | 3 | $188k |
| PA | 2 | $200k |
What has Ascend Learning filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 158 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Ascend Learning's H-1B filings
- How much does Ascend Learning pay H-1B workers?
- Ascend Learning's median certified H-1B base salary is $145k (FY2025), from 13 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Ascend Learning sponsor?
- Ascend Learning has 158 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Ascend Learning sponsor for H-1B?
- Ascend Learning's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Software Engineer, Software Engineer III, Software Engineer IV, Software Developer.
- Where does Ascend Learning hire H-1B workers?
- Ascend Learning's top H-1B worksite states are KS, CA, MA, NY.
- Does a certified LCA mean an H-1B visa was approved?
- No. A Labor Condition Application (LCA) is the Department of Labor attestation an employer must have certified before filing an H-1B petition with USCIS. It records the job, worksite and offered wage, but not whether the petition was filed, selected in the lottery, or approved. Filing counts measure intent to sponsor, not headcount.
- What salary do these figures show?
- The base annual wage offered on the certified LCA, converted to a yearly amount. Bonus, equity, overtime and benefits are not included, so total compensation is typically higher. Figures are medians and percentiles over certified filings; wages above $5,000,000 a year are excluded as data-entry errors.
- What do prevailing-wage levels I–IV mean?
- The Department of Labor assigns each LCA an OES wage level from I (entry) to IV (fully competent) for the occupation and area. Under the FY2027 wage-weighted H-1B lottery rule, a higher level earns more selection entries, so an employer's level mix is a proxy for how senior its sponsored roles are.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — certified LCA disclosure data through June 2026 (FY2016–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →