Social security is paid by both the unit and the individual employee. The specific payment ratio of the five social security items varies from place to place, but they are roughly as follows:

Old-age insurance: the unit and the individual pay 21% and 8% of the individual salary respectively;

medical insurance: units and individuals pay about 11% and 2% respectively;

unemployment insurance: units and individuals pay about 2% and 1% respectively;

maternity insurance: the unit pays about 1.8%, and the individual does not pay;

industrial injury insurance: the unit pays about 2%, and the individual does not pay.