Canton of Basel-StadtRegister your nanny in Basel-Stadt —
in 5 minutes.
Found your nanny? Clino turns her into a properly employed team member: registration, contract, insurance and payroll — for CHF 19.90/month, whether it's 4 hours or 40.
No placement agency — you keep your nanny. We just take the official paperwork off your hands.
Your nanny in Basel-Stadt — fully planned.
Set hours and wage. Cost, procedure and insurance appear instantly.
Your Basel-Stadt nanny plan
Responsible office
AK Basel-Stadt
by post · AK Basel-Stadt
Your procedure
Ordinary procedure
Above CHF 22,680/year — monthly accounting. Clino detects the threshold automatically and handles the ordinary procedure for you.
Accident insurance
- Occupational accident (BU) — paid by the employer
- Non-occupational accident (NBU) — mandatory from 8 h/week
Your cost per month
≈ CHF 36'930.60 / year
What Clino does for you
- Employment contract ready
- Registration with AK Basel-Stadt prepared
- Wage & contributions calculated every month
Do I even have to register my nanny?
Yes — short and honest. As soon as someone works in your home and you set the wage and hours, she's your employee. From the very first hour, with no minimum workload. Sounds like a hassle. With Clino it takes 5 minutes.
No minimum hours
Even 4 hours a week count. There's no threshold below which it's "not necessary".
From the very first franc
AHV (old-age insurance), ALV (unemployment insurance) and UVG (accident insurance) are mandatory. The CHF 2'300 exemption does not apply to household employees.
It protects you
If an accident happens, you're personally liable without a policy. Registered, you're on the safe side.
- ✕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.
Registered? Then get something back.
You can deduct childcare costs — with a marginal tax rate of ~26% in Basel-Stadt, that means up to around CHF 3'120/year back per child. Canton of Basel-Stadt: childcare deduction of up to CHF 11'200/child (cantonal) plus CHF 25'800 federal tax (2026).
The condition is a wage statement (Lohnausweis) — which you only get with properly registered childcare. One more reason to do it right.
Canton of Basel-StadtAll of Basel-Stadt — one office, one registration
Every municipality, one office: Ausgleichskasse Basel-Stadt.
Register in Basel-Stadt
Canton of Basel-Stadt at a glanceAll the key figures for your nanny in Basel-Stadt
Hourly wage
CHF 28–38
market rate
Child allowance
CHF 275
/month/child
Minimum wage
CHF 22.20
/hr
Daycare avg.
CHF 2'600
/mo · 1 child
Minimum-wage note Basel-Stadt
Basel-Stadt: a cantonal minimum wage of CHF 22.20/hr (2026, indexed). It is above the NAV Hauswirtschaft and is binding.
Frequently asked questions
Do I really have to register my nanny — even for just a few hours?
I've been paying my nanny without registering her for a while — what now?
What exactly does Clino handle for me?
Which compensation office is responsible for Basel-Stadt?
Does a cantonal minimum wage apply in Basel-Stadt?
How does employing a cross-border commuter work?
Which tax deductions are possible?
What if the nanny lives in Basel-Landschaft?
Wage calculator
Gross, net & total costs
Contract template
Free PDF under the NAV
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In every municipality of Basel-Stadt
Registration works the same across the whole canton — whether your nanny works in Basel, Riehen, Bettingen or one of the 0 other localities: same compensation office, same procedure, same flat fee.
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Canton Basel-Stadt compared
- The FAK contribution is 1.65% — rank 18 of 26 across Switzerland (ascending).
- The child allowance of CHF 275/month is CHF 60 above the federal minimum of CHF 215.
- The typical hourly wage for a nanny is around CHF 33 (average across cantons: CHF 30).
- Canton Basel-Stadt has a statutory minimum wage of CHF 22.20/hour — it overrides the NAV floor.
Public holidays in Basel-Stadt (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 Basel-Stadt
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Grüezi! We've found a nanny in Basel — what do we need to do now?
09:12Great! Done in 5 minutes: we register her with the AK Basel-Stadt and prepare the contract + payslips. Valid across the whole canton of Basel-Stadt.
09:14New to Switzerland — or cross-border?
Hiring as an expat works exactly the same, in English. And if your helper lives in Germany or France, the cross-border procedure applies — Clino handles both.
Are you the nanny?
Pay, insurance, your rights — plus a ready-made pack you can send your employer so they register you legally.
Register other household help in Basel-Stadt
Whoever you employ at home — Clino registers them correctly, insures them and runs payroll, all prepared in Basel-Stadt.
Your nanny in Basel-Stadt — registered in 5 minutes
Registration, contract, insurance, payroll. CHF 19.90/month. Cancel anytime.
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