Canton of Lucerne

Register your nanny in Lucerne:
free with Clino.

The registration is long done within those 30 days. Then CHF 19.90/mo., cancel anytime.

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Your personal plan

Your nanny in Lucerne: fully planned.

Set hours and wage. Cost, procedure and insurance appear instantly.

Your situation

Hours per weekh/week

Gross hourly wageCHF/h

Your postcode6003Canton Lucerne

Your Lucerne nanny plan

Personal

Responsible office

WAS Luzern

online via connect

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 3'069.24/ month

≈ CHF 36'830.88 / year

Gross wageCHF 2'816.69

Social contributions (employer)CHF 232.65

ClinoCHF 19.90

Your nanny receives net CHF 2'596.09

What Clino does for you

Employment contract ready
Registration with WAS Luzern prepared
Wage & contributions calculated every month

Use this plan 30 days free · no power of attorney · cancel anytime

Canton of Lucerne

Grüezi mitenandHallo zusammen

All of Lucerne: one office, one registration

Every municipality, one office: WAS Wirtschaft Arbeit Soziales.

In brief

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 without a policy, the Ersatzkasse UVG pays - and charges you substitute premiums. Registered, you're on the safe side.

UNDECLAREDThe dark reality.

✕No contract: in a dispute, only what you both remember counts
✕Accident: the substitute fund pays, you owe 5 years of premiums
✕AHV: 5 years of back contributions, fine up to CHF 10'000

REGISTEREDThe bright reality.

✓NAV contract: holidays, notice and sick pay settled
✓Accident cover from the very first hour
✓AHV years for her, payslips for you

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DRAG THE LINE: WHERE DOES YOUR HOUSEHOLD STAND?

Sorting it out later

Been paying for a while with no registration? No drama.

Many families pay cash at first and only realise later that they should have registered. This can be put right, and the sooner the easier.

Register retroactively

The WAS Wirtschaft Arbeit Soziales accepts back-dated registrations. The sooner you do it, the smaller the back-payment.

Clino sets everything up

We help with the back-registration and take over the ongoing payroll from now on.

Peace of mind, not risk

You're properly set up: before any inspection comes.

Get properly set up now →

Tax deduction Lucerne

Registered? Then get something back.

You can deduct childcare costs. With a marginal tax rate of ~20% in Lucerne, that means up to around CHF 2'480/year back per child. Canton of Lucerne: childcare deduction of up to CHF 20'200/child (cantonal) plus CHF 25'800 federal tax (2026). Birth allowance CHF 1'075.

The condition is a wage statement (Lohnausweis). Which you only get with properly registered childcare. One more reason to do it right.

Calculate tax deduction →Register a nanny

Comparison Lucerne

Nanny or daycare: what suits you?

Full-time daycare (Kita) per child vs. a full-time nanny (40 hrs/week). CHF/month, before subsidies.

Daycare (1 child, 100%)CHF 2'300

Nanny (40 hrs/week)CHF 5'017

• From 2 children on, a nanny quickly becomes cheaper than daycare.

• A tax deduction of up to CHF 25'800/child (federal) is also possible.

Nanny, daycare, au pair & childminder in full comparison →

Canton of Lucerne at a glance

All the key figures for your nanny in Lucerne

Hourly wage

CHF 25–33

market rate

Child allowance

CHF 215

/month/child

Cantonal minimum

no cantonal

NAV applies

Daycare avg.

CHF 2'300

/mo · 1 child

Important on scope: per SECO's information sheet (as of 1.1.2026, section 2.1) the federal NAV Hauswirtschaft expressly excludes "persons mainly responsible for childcare (childminders and babysitters)". For a pure childcare role there is therefore no federal minimum wage. The rates shown here are then a reference, not an obligation. Where the nanny also does substantial housework, the NAV applies. Cantonal minimum wages apply regardless.

If she falls ill: how long you keep paying the wage

How many days of full wage you owe in Lucerne depends on the year of service. This is the table that binds here when no policy sits behind it.

Sick-pay insurance is mandatory in canton Lucerne.

It pays 80 % of the wage from day 31 of the illness.

Up to 720 days.

Check what applies in your case

Source: NAV hauswirtschaftliches Arbeitsverhältnis LU (SRL Nr. 854), § 21 Abs. 1

Specific to canton Lucerne

What's different in Lucerne

CHF 1,075per child

One-off birth allowance

On top of the regular child allowance. Paid out by the WAS Wirtschaft Arbeit Soziales.

1.35% FAK

FAK rate in the cheapest quarter

Rank 7 of 26 (ascending). Swiss average: 1.67 %.

Authorities & registration

How to register your nanny in Lucerne

AHV compensation office · connect portal

WAS Wirtschaft Arbeit Soziales

Responsible for AHV/IV/EO, the child-allowance fund (FAK), withholding tax and the wage declaration under the simplified procedure.

Open registration form & portal

ZERO PAPER

This is your paperwork
with Clino.

Registration, contract, insurance, payslips. Every form still exists. Just not on your desk.

Clear your desk →

clino.

✓WAS Luzern registration: pre-filled

✓Employment contract created

✓Accident cover: next steps

✓Payslip ready

✓Salary statement for taxes

At home in Lucerne, from Luzern to Horw.

Getting started is free.

FAQ Lucerne

Frequently asked questions

Do I really have to register my nanny: even for just a few hours?

Yes. For household employees there is no minimum number of hours and no de-minimis threshold. From the very first franc you must pay AHV/IV/EO, ALV and UVG accident insurance. The exemption for very small wages (CHF 2'300/year) explicitly does not apply to nannies and other household employees. Paying a nanny in cash and unregistered is undeclared work.

I've been paying my nanny without registering her for a while: what now?

No need to panic. You can register the employment retroactively (back-registration with the WAS Wirtschaft Arbeit Soziales). The sooner you do it, the smaller the back-payment and you avoid fines if it comes to light during an inspection. Clino helps you with the back-registration and then sets up the ongoing payroll automatically.

What exactly does Clino handle for me?

Registration with the WAS Wirtschaft Arbeit Soziales, an employment contract under the NAV Hauswirtschaft (standard household-employment contract), a UVG policy we compare and prepare the application for, monthly payroll, the wage statement (Lohnausweis) and the annual declaration. You only enter the workload and wage. We take care of the paperwork. CHF 19.90/month, cancel anytime.

Which compensation office is responsible in the canton of Lucerne?

WAS. Wirtschaft Arbeit Soziales. Registration and wage declaration via the connect portal.

How high are the family allowances in the canton of Lucerne?

CHF 215/month child allowance, CHF 268 education allowance and a one-off CHF 1'075 birth allowance (2026).

Is there a minimum wage in the canton of Lucerne?

Not so far. The NAV Hauswirtschaft applies (CHF 20.35–24.55/hr, 2026). In Lucerne the market rate is CHF 25–33/hr.

Which tax deductions are possible in Lucerne?

Childcare deduction of up to CHF 20'200/child (cantonal) plus CHF 25'800/child federally (2026).

Seasonal nanny employment: is that possible?

Yes. Fixed-term contracts are allowed; the simplified procedure applies as long as the annual wage stays below CHF 22'680. Otherwise the standard procedure with a wage statement (Lohnausweis) applies. Clino detects the threshold automatically and handles the ordinary procedure for you.

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Contract template

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The registration facts for Lucerne

Rates and registration route last checked on July 17, 2026.

The right form

WAS Wirtschaft Arbeit Soziales uses the federal form 318.147 (online). No office visit needed.

Important: under «Employment for», pick «Domestic service», only then does question 4.2 about accident insurance via the compensation office appear.

Simplified procedure

The simplified procedure plus (accident insurance included) is offered, but you must actively request it; it is never automatic. Above CHF 22'680 annual wage, quickly reached full-time, the ordinary procedure with individual withholding tax applies.

Deadlines

After submitting

The confirmation with your settlement number arrives by post, usually within a few weeks. You may already pay wages in the meantime.

Free, no signup, every step, ready to tick off.

Canton Lucerne compared

At 1.355% FAK contribution, Lucerne sits in the cheapest quarter of Switzerland (rank 7 of 26, ascending).
The child allowance of CHF 215/month matches the federal minimum.
The typical hourly wage for a nanny is around CHF 29 (average across cantons: CHF 30).
There is no cantonal minimum wage; the NAV domestic-work minimums apply.

Public holidays in Lucerne (2026)

Thu 1.1.New Year's DayFri 3.4.Good FridayThu 14.5.Ascension DayThu 4.6.Corpus ChristiSat 1.8.Swiss National DaySat 15.8.AssumptionSun 1.11.All Saints' DayFri 25.12.Christmas DaySat 26.12.St Stephen's Day

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 Lucerne

Clino

online

Grüezi! We've found a nanny in Luzern, what do we need to do now?

09:12

Great! Done in 5 minutes: we prepare her registration with the WAS Luzern, you sign it, plus the contract + payslips. Valid across the whole canton of Lucerne.

09:14

Message

New 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 rules apply, AHV and accident insurance stay Swiss, withholding tax depends on her country of residence. The guide explains your case.

What applies to cross-border workers →

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