What is the average salary declared by social security? Is it the basic salary indicated in the contract or the salary actually paid to employees?

It is the salary paid by the Human Resources and Social Security Bureau where the company is located. The basic salary on the contract is calculated from the date when the company signs the contract with the employee. The company needs to pay social insurance for employees within 30 days from the date of employment.

Refer to the Regulations on Industrial Injury Insurance.

Chapter II Industrial Injury Insurance Fund

Article 7 The work-related injury insurance fund consists of the work-related injury insurance premium paid by the employer, the interest of the work-related injury insurance fund and other funds incorporated into the work-related injury insurance fund according to law.

Article 8 The rate of work-related injury insurance shall be determined according to the principle of fixed income by expenditure and balance of payments.

According to the degree of industrial injury risk in different industries, the state determines the differential rates in different industries, and determines a number of rate grades in each industry according to the use of industrial injury insurance premiums and the incidence of industrial injuries. Industry differential rates and intra-industry rates shall be formulated by the administrative department of social insurance of the State Council, and promulgated and implemented after being approved by the State Council.

According to the use of work-related injury insurance premiums and the occurrence of work-related injuries by employers, agencies in various regions shall determine the unit payment rate according to the corresponding rate grades of their respective industries.

Article 9 The administrative department of social insurance in the State Council shall regularly know about the income and expenditure of industrial injury insurance funds in various regions of the country, and put forward a plan to adjust the industry differential rates and intra-industry rates in time, which shall be promulgated and implemented after being approved by the State Council.

Article 10 The employing unit shall pay the work-related injury insurance premium on time. Individual employees do not pay work-related injury insurance premiums.

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

Article 58 An employing unit shall, within 30 days from the date of employment, apply to the social insurance agency for social insurance registration for its employees. If the social insurance has not been registered, the social insurance agency shall verify the social insurance premium it should pay.

Employees-free individual industrial and commercial households who voluntarily participate in social insurance, part-time employees who do not participate in social insurance in the employing unit and other flexible employees shall apply to the social insurance agency for social insurance registration.

The state establishes a national unified personal social security number. Personal social security number is a citizen's identity number.

Article 59 People's governments at or above the county level shall strengthen the collection of social insurance premiums.

Social insurance premiums shall be uniformly collected, and the implementation steps and specific measures shall be stipulated by the State Council.