The actual salary is different from the social security base.

It is very common that the actual salary is different from the social security base. Generally, there are two situations:

1. Upper limit of social security contribution base: According to national regulations, the upper limit of social security contribution base per person is 3 times of the local average social wage in the previous year. Therefore, if the actual salary exceeds the upper limit of the local social security payment base, the social security payment base will only be calculated according to the upper limit;

2. Company policy restrictions: Some companies may stipulate that the employee's social security contribution base cannot exceed a certain percentage. For example, the company stipulates that the employee's social security contribution base can only be 70% of the actual salary.

The difference between the actual salary and the social security payment base lies in:

1, the calculation method is different: the actual salary is calculated according to the actual income of employees, while the social security contribution base is calculated according to a certain proportion (such as 50%, 60%, etc.). );

2. Income difference: the actual salary includes various forms of income, and the social security payment base is only the basic amount of social security payment;

3. Different influencing factors: The influencing factors of actual salary include employees' positions, working years and performance, while the influencing factors of social security contribution base are mainly salary level and the upper limit of local social security contribution base.

To sum up, there is a certain correlation between the actual salary and the social security payment base. Under normal circumstances, the higher the actual salary of employees, the higher the social security payment base. However, in some cases, there may be a difference between the actual salary and the social security contribution base. Therefore, employees are advised to understand the company's relevant policies and regulations when signing labor contracts, so as to better safeguard their rights and interests.

Legal basis:

Article 12 of the Social Insurance Law of People's Republic of China (PRC)

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 15

The basic pension consists of overall pension and individual account pension.

The basic pension is determined according to factors such as individual cumulative payment years, payment wages, average salary of local employees, personal account amount, average life expectancy of urban population, etc.