Ashoka H-1B Visa Sponsorship 2026
Social Advocacy Organizations · H-1B sponsor · FY2017–2026
🏢 Arlington, VA HQ🌐 ashoka.org
Does Ashoka sponsor H-1B visas and green cards?
Yes. Ashoka has filed 27 H-1B LCAs and 6 PERM green-card cases with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026. In FY2024 Ashoka filed 3 H-1B LCAs at a median base salary of $112,500, about 1% below the national H-1B median of $113,681 for the same period, and 1 green-card case was decided.
Arlington, VA accounts for 93% of its H-1B filings.
H-1B pay & filings by year
Median base salary (line) and H-1B filing volume (bars), by fiscal year
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| Fiscal year | H-1B LCA filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 1 | $83k |
| FY2024 | 3 | $113k |
| FY2023 | 3 | $84k |
| FY2021 | 3 | $82k |
| FY2020 | 8 | $56k |
| FY2019 | 5 | $63k |
| FY2018 | 1 | $71k |
| FY2017 | 3 | $42k |
A fiscal year marked partial is still in progress, so its total is lower than a complete year and the two are not comparable.
H-1B wage floor & filing outcomes
What this employer pays against the DOL legal minimum, how senior the roles are, and how the filings were decided
Roles they file for
- 1Corporate Alliances Manager4$63k
- 2Corp/Financial Strategist for Global Venture/ Fellowships2$66k
- 3Exchange Coordinator2$48k
- 4Global Search and Operations Associate2$42k
- 5Grants Administration Specialist2$46k
- 6Senior Grants Administrator2$73k
- 7Ashoka U Renewal Coordinator1$34k
- 8Changemaker Companies Lead (North America)1$84k
Where they hire
Green-card (PERM) pay & filings by year
Median green-card offer (line) and PERM filing volume (bars), by fiscal year †
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | PERM filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 1 | $75k |
| FY2024 | 1 | $68k |
| FY2022 | 3 | $95k |
| FY2020 | 1 | $63k |
Green-card route and outcomes
Worker backgrounds · FY2017–2024
Where their green-card (PERM) workers studied & came from
Pay against the local market
Ashoka’s most-filed occupations and metros, FY2018–FY2026. Its median base salary is 74% of the local BLS median for the same work.
| Occupation | Metro | Filings | Ashoka pay | Local BLS median‡ | vs market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social and Community Service Managers | Washington, DC | 8 | $91,590 | $96,403 | 95% |
| Training and Development Specialists | Washington, DC | 4 | $47,005 | $78,685 | 60% |
| Management Analysts | Washington, DC | 3 | $71,965 | $112,660 | 64% |
| Public Relations Specialists | Washington, DC | 3 | $65,560 | $88,087 | 74% |
| Public Relations Managers | Washington, DC | 2 | $63,000 | $164,170 | 38% |
| Accountants and Auditors | Washington, DC | 2 | $72,692 | $98,380 | 74% |
| Fundraisers | Washington, DC | 1 | $50,803 | $69,580 | 73% |
| Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other | Washington, DC | 1 | $37,800 | $52,240 | 72% |
About Ashoka
Ashoka is an education & publishing company based in Arlington County. It was founded in 1980.
- Name (DOL filings)
- Ashoka
- Listed
- Private
- Sponsoring since
- FY2017 or earlier
- Headquarters
- Arlington County, United States
- Industry
- Education & publishing
- Founded
- 1980
- Revenue (IRS Form 990)
- $35M (FY2025)
- Median base
- $63,000
- Website
- ashoka.org
Ashoka pays a median H-1B base of $63,000 across FY2017–2026, about 25% below the typical Education & publishing sponsor.
H-1B sponsors similar to Ashoka
| Employer | Filings, all years | Recent filings | Median base | New employment | Level III-IV roles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northeastern Conference of Seventh-day Adventists | 36 | 22 | $62k | 16 | 14% |
| American Homestay Services | 31 | 1 | $61k | 0 | — |
| Encyclopaedia Britannica | 31 | 5 | $95k | 3 | — |
| Ashoka | 27 | 1 | $83k | 1 | — |
| American Scholar | 27 | 2 | $44k | 2 | — |
| Berkshire Faculty Services | 27 | 2 | $263k | 2 | — |
| Canton Medical Education Foundation | 27 | 3 | $67k | 3 | — |
