Day rates in Switzerland are often discussed in CHF per hour or per mandat day, but employers think in annual salary. This page reuses the tax stack from the main calculator to express the **freelance gross revenue** that lands you in the same ballpark as your salaried net — after you adjust LAMal and BVG.
Billable days and utilisation
If you only bill 120 days a year, divide the annual revenue target by that many days to get a minimum
day rate — before VAT, which is outside this net-income model.
FAQ
Does VAT (MWST) change the story?
Businesses above the threshold must add VAT on top of fees; keep that separate from your personal net goal.