Pricing

One fee. All inclusive.

We charge a percentage of the invoiced amount – so contractor and client know what payrolling costs before the first working day. No setup fee, no minimum term, no hidden items.

Standard fee

4 %of the invoiced amount, excl. VAT

Example at CHF 120/h and 182 h: invoiced CHF 21'840, fee CHF 874, net salary ≈ CHF 17'291.

Included in the fee

  • Employment with employment contract and salary certificate
  • Payslip, salary payment after 1–3 days, pre-financing at no charge
  • AHV/IV/EO (old-age, disability and loss-of-earnings insurance), ALV (unemployment insurance), SUVA accident insurance, daily sickness benefits (KTG) with Zurich (employer-funded), occupational pension (BVG) with Profond
  • Digital contract signature (QES)
  • Portal and app for hours, expenses and documents
  • Your personal payroll specialist
  • Permits and notification procedures
  • Consolidated invoice with cost centres for clients

For companies with volume

Fee by number of payroll employees
1–9 payroll employees4 %
10–49 payroll employees3.5 %
50+ payroll employeeson request

Including a dedicated key account manager, an interface to Abacus or SAP and a consolidated invoice with cost centres.

For agencies · White label

2 %indicative, of the invoiced amount, depending on volume

Complete payroll administration in your name on your own Abacus client – you only pay out the salaries. Quoted individually by number of employees, payroll total and scope of services.

Comparing quotes

The fee is only half the story.

We itemise our payrolling fee explicitly – usually per hour worked on assignment, regardless of salary and workload, or as a percentage at the client's request. At least as important are the ancillary salary costs: AHV/IV/EO/ALV are the same everywhere; daily sickness benefits, the BVG risk premium, family allowance contributions (FAK) and the split between employer and employee differ considerably.

Example from 13 March 2025 (male, 35–44): the competitor charges 3.2 % for daily sickness benefits (employer and employee), we charge 1.7 % and 2.45 % respectively – fully borne by the employer. At the same client rate, this leaves around 1.9 % more net – with a better pension fund and better daily sickness benefits.

See the cash-out comparison per CHF 100 client rate

Payroll outsourcing

Payroll accounting for your permanent staff: fixed price per payslip.

You remain the employer; we run your complete payroll administration in your name on your own Abacus client. Billing is per payslip, not per hour: queries from your employees, changes and notifications are included.

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Indicative price

from CHF 32per payslip and month, excl. VAT
  • Year-end work CHF 25 per employee: salary certificates, declarations
  • Your own Abacus client, licence and updates included
  • No hourly billing, no minimum term

Example with 25 employees: around CHF 10'225 per year instead of CHF 28'665 in-house with a fiduciary.

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