with the highest salaries SQL code example
Example 1: sql find second highest salary employee
/* sql 2nd highest salary employee */
select sal, ename
from emp
where sal =
(
select max(sal) from emp where sal <
(select max(sal) from emp)
)
----------------------------------------------- option 2
select *
from
(
select ename, sal, dense_rank() over(order by sal desc) rank
from emp
)
where rank =2;
Example 2: first max salary in sql
SELECT first-name
FROM employees
WHERE salary = (SELECT MAX(salary) FROM employees);