Social Security Corporation Clarifies Optional Enrollment Wage and Annual Increase Rates

The Social Security Corporation issued a statement from its Media Center explaining that a Jordanian insured person is considered covered by the Social Security Law starting from the beginning of the month in which they submit the optional enrollment application, provided the Corporation approves the request. The full payment for the first month’s contribution must be made before the 15th day of the month following the coverage date.اضافة اعلان



The Corporation clarified that the optional enrollment request is available to Jordanians via the insured person’s account on the Corporation’s website, its mobile app, or the government’s "Sanad" app. Applicants must be at least 16 years old and under 55 years for females or under 60 years for males if enrolling for the first time. Optional enrollment is also available for those aged 60 (males) or 55 (females) or older if they have previous contributions with unsettled rights.

Regarding the wage on which the optional subscriber is covered, the Corporation explained that all wage options are available when submitting the application. New optional subscribers must choose a monthly wage not less than the minimum wage in Jordan, currently 290 JOD, and not exceeding 1,914 JOD (three times the average wage, currently 638 JOD), adjusted proportionally according to the subscriber’s age.

For applicants with previous Social Security coverage, they may choose to subscribe based on their last monthly wage when they left work (not below the minimum wage), stop their optional subscription, or increase their last wage by no more than 10% annually for each year of interruption (up to 10 increases). They may also reduce their last wage by up to 20% once, provided males are under 55 years and females under 50 years.

The Corporation urges subscribers to pay contributions before the 15th of the month following the due date to avoid a 1% monthly late fee on overdue contributions. Subscribers may also pay contributions in advance for upcoming months.

Subscribers with optional enrollment may increase their deduction wage by up to 10% annually between January 1 and February 15 each year. They also have the right to cancel this increase in subsequent years if requested within the same period. Optional enrollment is terminated if the subscriber obtains work covered by the law, misses payments for 24 contributions, or upon their request.