Social security needs to be paid according to the actual salary.

1. 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. 2. Social insurance is a social and economic system that provides income or compensation for people who have lost their ability to work, are temporarily unemployed or suffer losses due to health reasons. 3. The main items of social insurance include endowment insurance, medical insurance, unemployment insurance, industrial injury insurance and maternity insurance. 4. Generally, there are various levels of social security payment bases in various places, with a lower limit and a highest limit, and the base is selected according to the actual situation.

Legal objectivity:

People's Republic of China (PRC) Social Insurance Law Article 2 The state establishes social insurance systems such as basic old-age insurance, basic medical insurance, industrial injury insurance, unemployment insurance and maternity insurance to protect citizens' right to get material help from the state and society in the event of old age, illness, industrial injury, unemployment and maternity.