how to find the second highest salary from emp table?

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how to find the second highest salary from emp table?..

Answer / winnie

select max(sal) from emp
where sal not in (select max(sal) from emp )

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1090 Yes

131 No

how to find the second highest salary from emp table?..

Answer / gayathri

select max(salary ) from emp table where sal<(select max
(salary)from emp table)

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754 Yes

97 No

how to find the second highest salary from emp table?..

Answer / bipin

use this query. it works great.

select max(sal) from table_name where sal<(select max(sal)
from table_name)

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415 Yes

59 No

how to find the second highest salary from emp table?..

Answer / gourvendra singh

Please put the below query, u will get the second highest
salary of the table :---

select sal from(select sal from
(select distinct sal from emp order by sal desc)
where rownum<=2 order by sal asc)
where rownum=1;

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488 Yes

264 No

how to find the second highest salary from emp table?..

Answer / nalini

Follow the following Query, You get the second highest
salary.
SQL> Select level,Max(sal) from emp
Where level=&level connect by prior sal>sal
group by level;
SQL> Enter the level No=2 (Here enter 2 manually)

Then you will get the 2nd highest salary.
If you want 3rd Highest salary, then enter level no=3.

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105 No

how to find the second highest salary from emp table?..

Answer / muhammed zaheer

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

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86 Yes

16 No

how to find the second highest salary from emp table?..

Answer / anuj maheshwari

select sal from emp where sal=(select max(sal) from emp
where sal<(select max(sal) from emp));

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34 Yes

5 No

how to find the second highest salary from emp table?..

Answer / erp_guns

SELECT MAX(sal) from emp a where &n=(select COUNT(DISTINCT
(SAL)) from emp b where a.sal<=b.sal)

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39 Yes

22 No

how to find the second highest salary from emp table?..

Answer / shiva kumar

select max(salary) from table01
where salary <(select max salary from table01)

in mainframe env

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27 Yes

13 No

how to find the second highest salary from emp table?..

Answer / radha sri seshu

second method is
select sal from emp e1 where 2=(select count(distinct(sal))
from emp e2 where e1.sal<=e2.sal);

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35 Yes

22 No

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