Private tutor in Switzerland: homework help, languages and prices
A tutor helps a child catch up in maths, prepare for an exam or keep up with German or French at school. Adults book lessons too, for example to learn the local language. This guide gives indicative prices with their sources, tips for finding the right tutor and what to agree. On Workpop you post your tutoring job for free, in English if you like.
If you pay someone for household work, you are usually their employer: AHV from the first franc and accident insurance. Workpop doesn’t do this for you. Guide: AHV for side jobs and household work
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Indicative prices
- Tutoring agency, lessons at homeCHF 67–120 per hour
Source: schweizer-nachhilfeportal.ch · As of September 2026
Indicative prices, varying by region and provider. Legal minimum wages and social contributions may apply on top.
You set the price, in line with minimum wages.
Guide: prices and minimum wagesWhat a tutor can help with
Most tutoring is for school children, from primary school to the Gymnasium (the Swiss academic secondary school). For expat families, support with the local language – often the language of teaching – can help too.
- Homework help for primary school children
- Maths, sciences and languages at secondary school
- Preparation for exams and entrance exams
- German, French or Italian for children and adults
- English lessons
- Lessons at home, at the tutor's place or online
How much does a tutor cost?
On the Tutor24 platform, the average price is about CHF 36 per lesson, with offers from about CHF 20 (September 2026). Agencies cost more: schweizer-nachhilfeportal.ch charges CHF 100–180 for a 90-minute lesson at home, depending on the school level – about CHF 67–120 per hour – with a 6-month minimum package. Its online lessons cost CHF 20–30 less.
A private tutor sets their own price. Agree it per lesson or per hour, in line with minimum wages.
Finding the right tutor
In your job, give the school level and canton, the subject and the goal: better marks, an exam date or simply more confidence. School programmes differ between cantons, so a tutor who knows your system helps. Say where the lessons should take place and how often.
You can write your job in English. If the lessons should be in English, say so. A first lesson shows quickly whether the tutor and your child get on.
For language lessons for adults, give your level and your goal – for example everyday conversation, a job interview or a language certificate.
What to agree
Agree the price, the length of each lesson, the place and how much notice you give to cancel. Say who provides books and exercises, and how the tutor reports progress to you.
Posting on Workpop is free and there is no commission. People nearby send you an offer; when you agree, you both get a digital contract, and you pay the tutor directly.
AHV for homework help at home
For AHV (Swiss old-age and survivors' insurance), homework help in your home counts as household work. In general, a private household that pays someone for household work is their employer and must settle AHV/IV/EO contributions from the first franc, and insure them against accidents with an approved insurer (not Suva).
Exception: young people up to 31 December of the year they turn 25, if they earn no more than CHF 750 a year from that household. For lessons elsewhere, the compensation office decides case by case whether someone is self-employed or employed. Workpop does not do this for you: check with your cantonal AHV compensation office.
What to agree on first
- Subject, school level and goal
- Language of the lessons
- Place: at home, elsewhere or online
- Length and number of lessons
- Price per lesson or per hour
- Notice for cancellations
- How progress is reported
Time of year
Plan ahead for the start of the school year and the weeks before exams and school reports. If your child has an entrance exam, start looking for a tutor several months ahead.
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How much does a private tutor cost in Switzerland?
On Tutor24, lessons cost about CHF 36 on average, with offers from about CHF 20 (September 2026). Agencies charge about CHF 67–120 per hour for lessons at home (schweizer-nachhilfeportal.ch).Can I find a tutor who teaches in English?
You can write your job in English and say which language the lessons should be in. Whether someone suitable replies depends on your area and the subject.Do I have to pay AHV for a tutor?
Homework help in your home counts as household work, so AHV contributions are in general due from the first franc. The exception is young people up to the year they turn 25 who earn no more than CHF 750 a year from your household. Check with your cantonal AHV compensation office.Are online lessons cheaper?
Often. At the agency schweizer-nachhilfeportal.ch, online lessons cost CHF 20–30 less than lessons at home. With a private tutor, agree the price for each format.
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