Canton of SolothurnRegister a cleaner in Solothurn
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- Employment contract ready to sign
- Wage & social contributions calculated
- Registration & forms pre-filled
- Reminds you of every deadline — how, when, where
- Confirm with one click
- Pay the wage directly
Your cleaner in Solothurn — fully planned.
Set hours and wage. Cost, procedure and insurance appear instantly.
Your Solothurn hiring plan
Responsible office
AK Solothurn
online via connect
Your procedure
Simplified procedure
One statement per year · 5% withholding tax included.
Accident insurance
- Occupational accident (BU) — paid by the employer
- Non-occupational accident (NBU) — mandatory from 8 h/week
Your cost per month
≈ CHF 16'324.56 / year
What Clino does for you
- Employment contract ready
- Registration with AK Solothurn prepared
- Wage & contributions calculated every month
- ✕No contract — just a handshake
- ✕Accident? You pay the medical bills
- ✕Fines up to CHF 10,000 + 5 years back pay
- ✓NAV-compliant employment contract
- ✓Accident insurance from hour one
- ✓AHV settled cleanly — CHF 19.90/mo.
Canton of SolothurnAll of Solothurn — one office, one registration
Every municipality, one office: Ausgleichskasse des Kantons Solothurn.
Register in Solothurn
Solothurn authorityWhere do I register my cleaner in Solothurn?
The responsible authority is Ausgleichskasse des Kantons Solothurn. You register online through the connect portal, no counter and no paper.
You use connect. Behind it is Ausgleichskasse des Kantons Solothurn.
The responsible social-insurance office
Collects AHV, IV, EO, ALV and family allowances for private-household employers in Canton Solothurn and issues one statement per year.
Open websiteThe online portal
Set up the account, register the cleaner and report wages here. Under the simplified procedure (VAVplus) up to CHF 22'680/year, your only touchpoint.
Open portalHow it actually works
- 1Open an account on connect — confirmation code arrives by post (3–5 days).
- 2Activate "Private household" — that registers you as an employer with Ausgleichskasse des Kantons Solothurn.
- 3Add the cleaner with her AHV number (756.…) and start date.
- 4Report the annual salary — Ausgleichskasse des Kantons Solothurn settles everything automatically.
Clino walks you through each step with screenshots and pre-fills the wage fields from your monthly payroll.
Other Solothurn offices — only if relevant to your situation
Solothurn Office of Economy and Labour. The intensity of inspections in private households is in the mid-range for German-speaking Switzerland.
Solothurn Tax Office. Generate the wage certificate from the connect portal — it is forwarded automatically to the tax office.
Official cantonal portal — overview of all administrative services.
What you pay as a Solothurn employer — at a glance
Registering in Solothurn — solo or with Clino
What you have to research, word and keep track of yourself — and what Clino handles for you.
Registering on your own in Solothurn
- Find AKSO as the compensation office
- Understand connect portal and request access
- Calculate FAK contribution at 1.40%
- Build payslip with Solothurn rates in Excel
- Apply Canton of Solothurn withholding tax tables
- Submit annual report to AKSO
With Clino in Solothurn
- AKSO auto-detected — connect data prepared
- Solothurn FAK (1.40%), AHV, ALV — all rates pre-loaded
- Payslip as PDF with all Solothurn deductions
- Canton of Solothurn withholding tax calculated automatically
- Annual report for AKSO prepared — just upload it
Preconfigured for Ausgleichskasse des Kantons Solothurn and Solothurn rates — not a generic solution.
How strict are inspections in Solothurn?
Even in Solothurn, registration is mandatory from CHF 750 annual wage. A single spot check — or an employee accident — can expose an unregistered hire, with fines and back-payments.
With Clino you're correctly registered in minutes — registration, insurance and payroll included.
What if I've never registered my cleaner?
Common situation. Ausgleichskasse des Kantons Solothurn accepts backdated registrations, far cheaper than getting caught.
Up to 5 years backdated
Declare wages from the last 5 years. Ausgleichskasse des Kantons Solothurn issues one consolidated statement.
Self-declaration avoids the fine
Self-report and you pay only the contributions. Get caught and you risk up to CHF 10,000 (BGSA) plus interest.
Inspections are real
The Solothurn undeclared-work inspectorate randomly audits private households, more so since 2024.
⚠️ BGSA fines up to CHF 5,000 for negligence, up to CHF 10,000 for intent — plus backdated contributions.
Calculate, check and plan it yourself
Four small tools, no signup — pre-loaded with Solothurn rates.
AHV calculator
AHV contributions to the franc.
CalculateNet ↔ Gross
Convert net pay to gross cost.
ConvertObligation check
Do you have to register?
Start checkEmployment contract
Solothurn-compliant template, ready to sign.
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JuraWhy Clino knows the canton of Solothurn
Clino knows the rules, rates and compensation office of Solothurn in detail — so you don't have to deal with any of it.
Cantonal compensation office
Registration directly with Ausgleichskasse des Kantons Solothurn — the competent body for Solothurn.
Correct rates
Solothurn's family-allowance rate, child benefits and minimum wage are built in.
Simplified procedure
AHV, UI and accident insurance (VAVplus) run through a single procedure.
Rates verified on 2026-06-10 · 2026 tariffs
Register other household help in Solothurn
Whoever you employ at home — Clino registers them correctly, insures them and runs payroll, all prepared in Solothurn.
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Frequently asked questions — Solothurn
How do I register my cleaner with AKSO?
Through AKSO's connect portal in Zuchwil. Clino prepares all forms.
What is the FAK rate in the Canton of Solothurn?
The FAK contribution is 1.40% of gross wages — paid solely by the employer.
What is the typical hourly wage for a cleaner in Solothurn?
The average is around CHF 26/hour (gross) in Solothurn, Olten and Grenchen. No statutory minimum wage.
What child allowances apply in the Canton of Solothurn?
CHF 215 per child per month, CHF 268 for the education allowance from age 16.
What is the simplified procedure (VAV) in Solothurn?
AHV, ALV, withholding tax and UVG are settled together through AKSO. Applies to wages up to CHF 22,680 per year per employer.
What happens if I don't register my cleaner in Solothurn?
Fines up to CHF 10,000 plus back-payment of all social insurance contributions — retroactively up to 5 years.
What does Clino cost?
CHF 19.90 per month. First 30 days free. Cancel monthly.
How do I register my cleaner with the AHV in Solothurn?
You register as an employer with AK Solothurn (the responsible compensation office) and add your cleaner with her AHV number (756.…). Under the simplified procedure (VAVplus) one filing per year is enough. Clino prepares the AHV registration for Solothurn and guides you step by step.
What does the AHV registration cost in Solothurn?
Registration itself is free. Only the social contributions apply: AHV/IV/EO 10.6% and ALV 2.2% (split in half), plus the cantonal FAK contribution (employer only) and UVG. Clino calculates all Solothurn rates automatically.
From what wage must I register my cleaner with the AHV?
From CHF 750 of annual wage per person, AHV registration is mandatory across Switzerland – including in Solothurn. Even a few hours a week usually exceeds this threshold.
In every municipality of Solothurn
Registration works the same across the whole canton — whether your cleaner works in Olten, Solothurn, Grenchen or one of the 100 other localities: same compensation office, same procedure, same flat fee.
OltenSolothurnGrenchenDornachBettlachSelzachSchnottwilMessenBrunnenthalWitterswilFlühHofstetten SOMariasteinMetzerlen+100
Canton Solothurn compared
- At 1.25% FAK contribution, Solothurn sits in the cheapest quarter of Switzerland (rank 2 of 26, ascending).
- The child allowance of CHF 215/month matches the federal minimum.
- The typical hourly wage for domestic work is around CHF 26 (average across cantons: CHF 27).
- There is no cantonal minimum wage; the NAV domestic-work minimums apply.
Public holidays in Solothurn (2026)
These days are assimilated to Sundays (Art. 20a Labour Act). Only 1 August is paid by federal law — whether other holidays are paid depends on the contract or the NAV. Source: SECO, as of 12.12.2024.
This is how fast it goes in Solothurn
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Grüezi! We've found a cleaner in Olten — what do we need to do now?
09:12Great! Done in 5 minutes: we register her with the AK Solothurn and prepare the contract + payslips. Valid across the whole canton of Solothurn.
09:14New to Switzerland — or cross-border?
Hiring as an expat works exactly the same, in English. And if your helper lives across the border, the cross-border procedure applies — Clino handles both.
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