Canton of Vaud

Register your nanny in Vaud:
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The registration is long done within those 30 days. Then CHF 19.90/mo., cancel anytime.

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Not a paid placement, not a partnership.

Your personal plan

Your nanny in Vaud: fully planned.

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

Your situation

Hours per weekh/week

Gross hourly wageCHF/h

Your postcode1000Canton Vaud

Your Vaud nanny plan

Personal

Responsible office

Caisse AVS Vaud

online via votreAVSVaud

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 3'104.87/ month

≈ CHF 37'258.44 / year

Gross wageCHF 2'816.69

Social contributions (employer)CHF 268.28

ClinoCHF 19.90

Your nanny receives net CHF 2'593.55

What Clino does for you

Employment contract ready
Registration with Caisse AVS Vaud prepared
Wage & contributions calculated every month

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

Canton of Vaud

Y'a pas le feu au lacpas de précipitation, l'expression vaudoise

All of Vaud: one office, one registration

Every municipality, one office: Caisse cantonale vaudoise de compensation.

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 Caisse cantonale vaudoise de compensation 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 Vaud

Registered? Then get something back.

You can deduct childcare costs. With a marginal tax rate of ~27% in Vaud, that means up to around CHF 3'180/year back per child. Canton of Vaud: childcare deduction of up to CHF 15'200/child (cantonal) plus CHF 25'800 federal tax (2026). Note the 0.09% employee FAK contribution.

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 Vaud

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 5'536

• 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 Vaud at a glance

All the key figures for your nanny in Vaud

Hourly wage

CHF 27–37

market rate

Child allowance

CHF 322

/month/child

Cantonal minimum

no cantonal

NAV applies

Daycare avg.

CHF 2'300

/mo · 1 child

Minimum-wage note Vaud

Vaud: no general cantonal minimum wage. The federal NAV Hauswirtschaft applies (CHF 20.35/hr unskilled, CHF 24.55/hr with a professional certificate, as of 2026). Around Lausanne the market rate is CHF 27–37/hr.

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 Vaud depends on the year of service. This is the table that binds here when no policy sits behind it.

Vaud keeps two tables: from 20 hours a week the next step up applies. The chart shows the table below that.

The cantonal NAV in Vaud describes sick-pay insurance without requiring it. The choice is yours.

Check what applies in your case

Source: ACTT-mpr VD (BLV 222.105.1), art. 21 al. 2 et 3

Specific to canton Vaud

What's different in Vaud

Official language

The Caisse cantonale vaudoise de compensation works in French.

CHF 1,617per child

One-off birth allowance

On top of the regular child allowance. Paid out by the Caisse cantonale vaudoise de compensation.

2.62% FAK

FAK rate above CH average

Swiss average: 1.67 %. Factor this into your budget.

Authorities & registration

How to register your nanny in Vaud

AHV compensation office · votreAVSVaud portal

Caisse cantonale vaudoise de compensation

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.

✓Caisse AVS Vaud registration: pre-filled

✓Employment contract created

✓Accident cover: next steps

✓Payslip ready

✓Salary statement for taxes

At home in Vaud, from Lausanne to Nyon.

Getting started is free.

FAQ Vaud

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 Caisse cantonale vaudoise de compensation). 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 Caisse cantonale vaudoise de compensation, 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 Vaud?

The Caisse cantonale vaudoise de compensation. Registration via the votreAVSVaud portal.

Is there a minimum wage for nannies in the canton of Vaud?

No. Vaud has no general cantonal minimum wage. The federal NAV Hauswirtschaft applies (CHF 20.35–24.55/hr depending on qualification, 2026). In Vaud the market rate is CHF 27–37/hr.

What is the employee FAK contribution in the canton of Vaud?

Vaud is (together with Valais) one of only two cantons that deduct an FAK contribution directly from the employee's wage. 0.09% (2026). On top comes the employer contribution of 2.62%.

Which tax deductions apply to nannies in Vaud?

Childcare deduction of up to CHF 15'200/child (cantonal) plus CHF 25'800/child federally (2026).

Is French mandatory in the contract?

No. The contract must be drawn up in a language both parties understand. In Vaud, French is standard, but German or bilingual contracts are allowed.

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Contract template

Free PDF under the NAV

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The registration facts for Vaud

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

The right form

Caisse cantonale vaudoise de compensation uses its own registration form or portal, the direct link is in the card above.

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.

Canton Vaud specifics

The Vaud form has NO LTN+ checkbox: write your request for LTN+ (simplified procedure incl. UVG, partner Solida) into the free-text insurance field.

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

Canton Vaud compared

At 2.62%, Vaud's FAK contribution is among the higher ones in Switzerland (rank 24 of 26, ascending).
The child allowance of CHF 322/month is CHF 107 above the federal minimum of CHF 215.
The typical hourly wage for a nanny is around CHF 32 (average across cantons: CHF 30).
There is no cantonal minimum wage; the NAV domestic-work minimums apply.

Public holidays in Vaud (2026)

Thu 1.1.New Year's DayFri 2.1.Berchtold's Day (2 Jan)Fri 3.4.Good FridayMon 6.4.Easter MondayThu 14.5.Ascension DayMon 25.5.Whit MondaySat 1.8.Swiss National DayMon 21.9.Federal Fast MondayFri 25.12.Christmas 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 Vaud

Clino

online

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

09:12

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

09:14

Message

New to Switzerland, or cross-border?

Hiring as an expat works exactly the same, in English. And if your helper lives in France, 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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