Canton of ObwaldenRegister your nanny in Obwalden:
free with Clino.
The registration is long done within those 30 days. Then CHF 19.90/mo., cancel anytime.
Not a paid placement, not a partnership.
Your nanny in Obwalden: fully planned.
Set hours and wage. Cost, procedure and insurance appear instantly.
Your Obwalden nanny plan
Responsible office
AK Obwalden
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 36'846.00 / year
What Clino does for you
- Employment contract ready
- Registration with AK Obwalden prepared
- Wage & contributions calculated every month
Canton of ObwaldenAll of Obwalden: one office, one registration
Every municipality, one office: Ausgleichskasse IV-Stelle Obwalden.
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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.
- ✕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
- ✓NAV contract: holidays, notice and sick pay settled
- ✓Accident cover from the very first hour
- ✓AHV years for her, payslips for you
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 Ausgleichskasse IV-Stelle Obwalden 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.
Registered? Then get something back.
You can deduct childcare costs. With a marginal tax rate of ~16% in Obwalden, that means up to around CHF 2'120/year back per child. Canton of Obwalden: 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.
Nanny or daycare: what suits you?
Full-time daycare (Kita) per child vs. a full-time nanny (40 hrs/week). CHF/month, before subsidies.
• 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.
Canton of Obwalden at a glanceAll the key figures for your nanny in Obwalden
Hourly wage
CHF 25–32
market rate
Child allowance
CHF 220
/month/child
Cantonal minimum
no cantonal
NAV applies
Daycare avg.
CHF 1'950
/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 Obwalden depends on the year of service. This is the table that binds here when no policy sits behind it.
In canton Obwalden the duty to insure is addressed to the employee herself, not to you.
Check what applies in your caseSource: NAV hauswirtschaftliche Arbeitnehmer OW (GDB 844.1), Art. 20
How to register your nanny in Obwalden
AHV compensation office · AHVeasy portal
Ausgleichskasse IV-Stelle Obwalden
Responsible for AHV/IV/EO, the child-allowance fund (FAK), withholding tax and the wage declaration under the simplified procedure.
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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 Obwalden?
Is there a minimum wage in the canton of Obwalden?
How high is the child allowance in Obwalden?
Is seasonal nanny employment possible?
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The registration facts for Obwalden
Rates and registration route last checked on July 17, 2026.
The right form
Ausgleichskasse IV-Stelle Obwalden 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
Register: within one month of the first working day. Annual wage declaration: by 30 January for the previous year.
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 Obwalden compared
- The FAK contribution is 1.4%, rank 8 of 26 across Switzerland (ascending).
- The child allowance of CHF 220/month is CHF 5 above the federal minimum of CHF 215.
- 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 Obwalden (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 Obwalden
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Grüezi! We've found a nanny in Sarnen, what do we need to do now?
09:12Great! Done in 5 minutes: we prepare her registration with the AK Obwalden, you sign it, plus the contract + payslips. Valid across the whole canton of Obwalden.
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 rules apply, AHV and accident insurance stay Swiss, withholding tax depends on her country of residence. The guide explains your case.
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 Obwalden
Whoever you employ at home. Clino prepares the registration and the insurance and runs payroll, all for in Obwalden.
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