sql query for max salary code example

Example 1: how to find max and min salary in sql

SELECT MAX(salary), MIN(salary) FROM employees;

Example 2: min and max salary and name in sql

SELECT FIRST_NAME , SALARY
FROM EMPLOYEES
WHERE SALARY IN (SELECT MAX(SALARY)AS RESULT FROM EMPLOYEES
UNION
SELECT MIN(SALARY)AS RESULT FROM EMPLOYEES);

Example 3: how to get max salary in each department in sql

SELECT firstname, MAX(salary)
FROM department d LEFT OUTER JOIN employee e
ON (d.department_id = e.department_id)
GROUP BY department_id;

Example 4: how to find max and min salary in sql

SELECT MAX(SALARY) FROM EMPLOYEES
UNION
SELECT MIN(SALARY) FROM EMPLOYEES;

Example 5: max 3 salary in sql

SELECT salary, first_name, last_name FROM employees
ORDER BY salary DESC LIMIT 3;