Must social security be paid according to real wages?

The payment base of social security is not necessarily the actual salary. When the actual salary exceeds the local minimum wage, social security shall be paid according to the actual salary. However, when the actual salary is lower than the local minimum wage, the social security fee will be paid according to the local minimum wage. At the same time, there is also an upper limit on the base of social security contributions in various regions, so the actual implementation of social security is not necessarily paid according to actual wages.

Social security insurance includes:

1, basic old-age insurance; In order to support the elderly, workers can receive pensions when they reach the legal retirement age;

2. Basic medical insurance; Illness is used for medical reimbursement;

3. Work injury insurance; Is an employee injured at work, paying medical expenses or compensating for related work-related injuries;

4. Unemployment insurance; After the employee loses his job, he receives living expenses;

5. Maternity insurance; It is a kind of maternity reimbursement and related treatment for employees.

The social security card has the following functions:

1, personal social security related information records, electronic certificates and information inquiry, etc. ;

3, query my pension, unemployment, medical care, work injury and maternity insurance payment;

4. You can take the card to the hospital to see a doctor, settle the medical insurance personal account, and buy medicine at the pharmacy;

5 for medical care, unemployment, pension, work injury, maternity and other social security affairs;

6. Query the total amount of endowment insurance and medical insurance;

7. Handle social security affairs such as receiving pensions, registering for job hunting and unemployment, applying for unemployment insurance benefits, and vocational training.

To sum up, social insurance is a social and economic system that provides income or compensation for those who lose their ability to work, are temporarily unemployed or suffer losses due to health reasons.

Legal basis:

Article 2 of People's Republic of China (PRC) Social Insurance Law

The state establishes social insurance systems such as basic old-age insurance, basic medical insurance, industrial injury insurance, unemployment insurance and maternity insurance, so as to guarantee citizens' right to receive material assistance from the state and society in accordance with the law when they are old, sick, injured, unemployed and have children.

Article 12

The employing unit shall pay the basic old-age insurance premium according to the proportion of the total wages of its employees stipulated by the state, and record it in the basic old-age insurance pooling fund. Employees shall pay the basic old-age insurance premium in accordance with the proportion of wages stipulated by the state and record it in their personal accounts.

Article 23

Employees should participate in the basic medical insurance for employees, and employers and employees should pay the basic medical insurance premiums in accordance with state regulations.

Article 33

Employees shall participate in work-related injury insurance, and the employer shall pay the work-related injury insurance premium, and the employees shall not pay the work-related injury insurance premium.

Article 44

Employees should participate in unemployment insurance, and employers and employees should pay unemployment insurance premiums in accordance with state regulations.