Canton of NidwaldenRegister your nanny in Nidwalden —
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 Nidwalden — fully planned.
Set hours and wage. Cost, procedure and insurance appear instantly.
Your Nidwalden nanny plan
Responsible office
AK Nidwalden
online via AHVeasy
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 36'879.84 / year
What Clino does for you
- Employment contract ready
- Registration with AK Nidwalden 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 ~16% in Nidwalden, that means up to around CHF 2'080/year back per child. Canton of Nidwalden: a low tax burden, plus a cantonal childcare deduction and CHF 25'800 federal tax per child (2026). Check the exact cantonal deduction with the tax office.
The condition is a wage statement (Lohnausweis) — which you only get with properly registered childcare. One more reason to do it right.
Canton of NidwaldenAll of Nidwalden — one office, one registration
Every municipality, one office: Ausgleichskasse Nidwalden.
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Canton of Nidwalden at a glanceAll the key figures for your nanny in Nidwalden
Hourly wage
CHF 27–35
market rate
Child allowance
CHF 258
/month/child
Minimum wage
no cantonal
NAV applies
Daycare avg.
CHF 2'100
/mo · 1 child
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 in the canton of Nidwalden?
Is there a minimum wage in the canton of Nidwalden?
How high is the child allowance in Nidwalden?
Is the simplified procedure worth it?
Wage calculator
Gross, net & total costs
Contract template
Free PDF under the NAV
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Register a nanny in another canton
In every municipality of Nidwalden
Registration works the same across the whole canton — whether your nanny works in Stans, Hergiswil, Stansstad or one of the 1 other localities: same compensation office, same procedure, same flat fee.
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Canton Nidwalden compared
- The FAK contribution is 1.5% — rank 12 of 26 across Switzerland (ascending).
- The child allowance of CHF 258/month is CHF 43 above the federal minimum of CHF 215.
- The typical hourly wage for a nanny is around CHF 31 (average across cantons: CHF 30).
- There is no cantonal minimum wage; the NAV domestic-work minimums apply.
Public holidays in Nidwalden (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 Nidwalden
Clino
online
Grüezi! We've found a nanny in Stans — what do we need to do now?
09:12Great! Done in 5 minutes: we register her with the AK Nidwalden and prepare the contract + payslips. Valid across the whole canton of Nidwalden.
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.
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 Nidwalden
Whoever you employ at home — Clino registers them correctly, insures them and runs payroll, all prepared in Nidwalden.
Your nanny in Nidwalden — registered in 5 minutes
Registration, contract, insurance, payroll. CHF 19.90/month. Cancel anytime.
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