Is the social security payment standard the same all over the country?

It's different. Social security contributions are generally based on the salary income of employees in the previous year: if the salary income of employees is higher than 300% of the local average salary of employees in the previous year, 300% of the local average salary of employees in the previous year is the payment base; If the wage income of employees is lower than 60% of the local average wage of employees in the previous year, 60% of the local average wage of employees in the previous year shall be the base of payment; If the wages of employees are between 300% and 60%, they shall be declared according to the facts.

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 in proportion to the total wages of its employees as 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. Individual industrial and commercial households without employees, part-time employees who have not participated in the basic old-age insurance in the employing unit and other flexible employees who have participated in the basic old-age insurance shall pay the basic old-age insurance premiums in accordance with state regulations and record them in the basic old-age insurance pooling fund and individual accounts respectively.

The social insurance payment base is not uniform in different places, and the social insurance base is determined according to the monthly average amount of all wage income of employees during June 1 to February 1 of the previous year. The social insurance payment base is an important basis for calculating the social insurance premiums and social insurance benefits paid by employers and their employees. There are upper and lower limits, depending on the actual situation in each region.

Legal basis: Article 72 of the Labor Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) determines the sources of social insurance funds according to the types of insurance, and gradually implements social overall planning. Employers and workers must participate in social insurance and pay social insurance premiums according to law.

The proportion of social security contributions is generally as follows:

Endowment insurance: 20% for units and 8% for individuals;

Medical insurance: 8% for units and 2% for individuals;

Unemployment insurance: unit 2%, individual1%;

Industrial injury insurance and maternity insurance are borne by enterprises, and individuals do not need to pay. The proportion of unit payment varies slightly from region to region, subject to local regulations;

Social insurance premium refers to the fees paid by employees and employers to social insurance management institutions in the process of raising social insurance funds. It is the main source of social insurance funds, and it can also be considered as the fees charged by social insurance companies to the insured in order to assume legal social insurance responsibilities.