Write a query to get 2nd maximum salary in an employee table ?

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Write a query to get 2nd maximum salary in an employee table ?..

Answer / nagarjuna.reddy

select max(sal) from emp where sal <> (select max(Sal) from
emp)

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Write a query to get 2nd maximum salary in an employee table ?..

Answer / sandip

SELECT MAX(SAL) FROM EMPLOYEE WHERE SAL<(SELECT MAX(SAL)
FROM EMPLOYEE);

I don't think this will work correct me if i am
wrong.Correct one is-------

SELECT MAX(SAL) as SAL FROM EMPLOYEE WHERE SAL<(SELECT MAX(SAL)
FROM EMPLOYEE);

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Write a query to get 2nd maximum salary in an employee table ?..

Answer / sandip

SELECT MAX(SAL) FROM EMPLOYEE WHERE SAL<(SELECT MAX(SAL)
FROM EMPLOYEE);

The correct one is.......

SELECT MAX(SAL) as SAL FROM EMPLOYEE WHERE SAL<(SELECT MAX(SAL)
FROM EMPLOYEE);

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Write a query to get 2nd maximum salary in an employee table ?..

Answer / pramod majhi

select max(salary) from employees where salary<(select
max(salary) from employees);

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Write a query to get 2nd maximum salary in an employee table ?..

Answer / srinivas

select max(salary) from Emp where salary<(select max(salary) from Emp)

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Write a query to get 2nd maximum salary in an employee table ?..

Answer / sushma

SELECT * from
(SELECT * FROM emp ORDER BY sal DESC)
WHERE rownum <= 2
MINUS
SELECT * from
(SELECT * FROM emp ORDER BY sal DESC)
WHERE rownum < 2

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Write a query to get 2nd maximum salary in an employee table ?..

Answer / debasish sinha

select ename,sal,deptno
from emp
where sal =
(
select max(sal)
from emp
where level=2
connect by prior sal>sal
group by level
)

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Write a query to get 2nd maximum salary in an employee table ?..

Answer / veera

SELECT * FROM EMP A WHERE &N-1=(SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT SAL) FROM EMP B WHERE A.SAL<B.SAL) ORDER BY SAL

Pass Paramenter :2..it will give the 2nd maximum salary

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Write a query to get 2nd maximum salary in an employee table ?..

Answer / lalit raghuvanshi

I got the solution:
Multiple Sql server queries to get second,third,fourth or nth highest/maximum salary from employee table
http://www.webcodeexpert.com/2014/08/sql-server-query-to-get.html

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Write a query to get 2nd maximum salary in an employee table ?..

Answer / ashish jain

select Salary from
(
select salary,ROW_NUMBER() over (order by salary desc) as rownum from Emp group by salary) temp
where rownum=2

Note :It can be used to get any highest salary, just use where rownum=nth salary

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