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Youth wage calculator
How much youth wage fits your kid, and which tasks add up to it? Pick age and coverage, the rest is arithmetic.
Orientation value for age 15 · equals CHF 53.00 per week, earnable with these positions:
| Room · 2× per week | CHF 7.00 |
| Trash · 2× per week | CHF 1.00 |
| Bathroom · 3× per week | CHF 10.50 |
| Kitchen/table thoroughly · 3× per week | CHF 10.50 |
| Dishwasher in/out · 2× per week | CHF 7.00 |
| Finance plan up to date · 1× per week | CHF 3.00 |
| Laundry for everyone · 2× per week | CHF 14.00 |
| Per week when everything is done | CHF 53.00 |
Orientation values in the spirit of the Swiss youth-wage concept, rounded. What matters is what fits your family.
Help with your family budget
An introductory video, practical templates and tips for a family conversation. These external resources are in German.
- Video
Pocket money: an introduction to financial literacy
Dachverband Budgetberatung Schweiz
A starting point for a family conversation about pocket money and managing money.
Watch the video on YouTubeopens in a new tab - Guide
Help children manage their pocket money
Dachverband Budgetberatung Schweiz
Age-specific tips, pocket money reference amounts and answers to common questions from parents.
Read the pocket money tipsopens in a new tab - Templates
Put together your own budget
Dachverband Budgetberatung Schweiz
Budget templates for recording your income and expenses, with options for different life situations.
Open the budget templatesopens in a new tab - Worksheets
Agree on a youth wage together
Verein Jugendlohn
An information sheet, an agreement template and calculation worksheets for youth wages, clothing and shoes.
Open the worksheetsopens in a new tab
Common questions
Below that the household positions (cooking, laundry for all, dishwasher) do not fit the age.
Yes. Do all positions and you get there; do less and you get less. No renegotiation on Sunday.
Any time, in the app under Tasks. The calculator is the starting point, not the rule.