Is it legal that the salary is lower than the social security payment base?

The social security base is directly linked to wages, and the social security payment base is 60%-300% of the average social wage. If the salary is lower than the minimum social security base, it will be paid according to the minimum base. If it is higher than the lower limit, it will be paid according to the actual average annual salary of the previous year. New employees take the first month's salary as the base; The social security base of old employees is adjusted to the average monthly salary of the previous year as the base. If the salary is lower than or higher than the local minimum or maximum social security base, the minimum or maximum social security base shall be used as the payment base.

Legal objectivity:

"Interim Provisions on Payment of Wages" Article 3 The term "wages" as mentioned in these Provisions refers to the wages paid by the employer to the workers in various forms according to the stipulations of the labor contract. Article 5 Wages shall be paid in legal tender. Payment shall not be made in kind or negotiable securities instead of money.