Social security is paid according to basic salary or actual salary.

Social security is paid according to actual salary.

Wage is lower than the local minimum payment base, according to the minimum payment base. If the salary is higher than the local minimum payment base, it shall be paid according to the actual salary of the employees; If the salary is lower than the local minimum payment base, it shall be paid according to the minimum payment base. In order to save costs, some units purchase social security for employees according to the minimum wage or a number lower than the actual wage of employees, which is unreasonable and illegal (but now most enterprises only pay the minimum base, and units with good benefits may pay a higher base, while ordinary enterprises pay the minimum base). Workers who encounter employers who pay less social security should collect relevant evidence and directly apply for labor arbitration to safeguard their legitimate rights and interests.

Social security payment process:

1. After the insured establishes the basic old-age insurance relationship in the new employment place and pays the fee according to the regulations, the employer or the insured puts forward a written application for the transfer and continuation of the basic old-age insurance relationship to the social security agency in the new employment place;

2. The social security agency of the newly insured place will review the application for transfer and continuation within 15 working days, send a consent letter to the social security agency where the insured person's original basic old-age insurance relationship is located, and provide relevant information; Minimum payment period of endowment insurance 15 years, and minimum payment period of medical insurance is 25 years. And when you reach retirement age, you can apply for pension benefits and medical reimbursement concessions.

To sum up, workers can ask the unit to pay social security based on the actual salary, and pay the fees during the illegal payment period.

Legal basis:

Article 60 of People's Republic of China (PRC) Social Insurance Law

The employing unit shall declare itself and pay social insurance premiums in full and on time, and shall not postpone or reduce the payment except for legal reasons such as force majeure. The social insurance premiums that employees should pay shall be withheld and remitted by the employer, and the employer shall inform me of the details of paying social insurance premiums on a monthly basis. Individual industrial and commercial households without employees, part-time employees who have not participated in social insurance in the employing units and other flexible employees can pay social insurance premiums directly to the social insurance premium collection agencies.