
Payrolling for Freelancers in Switzerland
Work independently – stay legally employed
As an IT or tech freelancer, you acquire your own projects and decide for yourself how, where and for whom you work. With payrolling for freelancers in Switzerland, you don’t have to give up social security coverage to do so: Bosshard & Partner takes care of your entire payroll administration, social insurance contributions and all legal obligations – professionally, transparently and to Swiss standards.
This lets you focus fully on your assignments – knowing that your hours are billed correctly, that you’re properly insured, and that your pension fund contributions are paid in reliably.
Payrolling for freelancers at Bosshard & Partner means maximum entrepreneurial freedom combined with full social security coverage – without having to set up your own company.
Use our Freelancer Payroll Calculator now to find out exactly how much you actually earn – fast, transparent and with no obligation.
Your Advantages with Payrolling at Bosshard & Partner
Transparent & fair conditions
You benefit from clear, comprehensible and market-standard conditions – with no hidden margins.
- Transparent payroll statements
- Clearly disclosed social security deductions
- Clear breakdown of AHV (old-age insurance), ALV (unemployment insurance), pension fund and withholding tax
- Full cost control: you always know exactly how your income is made up
Legally compliant processing to Swiss standards
Our payrolling model for freelancers gives you the highest level of legal certainty:
- Correct payroll statements
- Legally compliant employment contracts in line with SECO (State Secretariat for Economic Affairs) requirements
- Clean processing of all social security deductions
- Insurance and child allowances correctly regulated
- Withholding tax handled professionally
- Direct liaison with authorities and insurers
This gives you full legal protection as a freelancer – without any administrative burden.
Individual insurance model
Every life situation is different. That’s why we offer flexible insurance models:
- Choice of the insurance model that suits you
- Generous child allowances thanks to our location in the Canton of Zug: CHF 330 per month per child (up to age 16), plus an increased education allowance of CHF 385 per month for children in education or training (up to age 25)
- Reliable contributions to your pension fund
- Comprehensive social insurance coverage (including accident and daily sickness benefit insurance)
You stay flexible in your project work – we take care of your security in the background.
How Payrolling for Freelancers Works
- You acquire your own project or assignment – with clients of your choice.
- We formally employ you for the duration of the assignment and take care of the contract, payroll and social insurance contributions.
- You report your hours or your agreed fee.
- We pay your salary on time – including all statutory deductions and insurance benefits.
«Das Besondere an unserem Payroll Service? Dass alle Leistungen inklusive sind - von der Beratung vor dem Start bis zum Arbeitszeugnis nach Ende des Projekts.»

Michael Wirz
Bosshard & Partner Unternehmensberatung AG, Head of Account Management
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