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Write a SQL query which should fetch the 5th maximum salary
of an employee from the table?

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Write a SQL query which should fetch the 5th maximum salary of an employee from the table?..

Answer / vsandhyana

Hi Hashmatulla Baig,

I think your query will not give the desired output. it
should be modify please refer below for the same.

SELECT empno, sal
FROM
(
select empno, sal, (ROW_number() OVER (order by sal desc)) R
from emp
order by sal desc
)
WHERE R = 5;

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Write a SQL query which should fetch the 5th maximum salary of an employee from the table?..

Answer / balanandam

select * from emp where sal =(select sal from(select sal,rank() over(order by sal desc) sal_rank from emp group by sal) where sal_rank=&rank)

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2 Yes

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Write a SQL query which should fetch the 5th maximum salary of an employee from the table?..

Answer / dramesh511

select sal from emp e where 5=(select count(sal) from
emp e1 where e.sal<=e1.sal)

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Write a SQL query which should fetch the 5th maximum salary of an employee from the table?..

Answer / hashmatulla baig

SELECT empno, sal
FROM
(
select empno, sal, ROW_number() OVER (order by sal desc) R
from emp
order by sal desc
)
WHERE R = 5;

Is This Answer Correct ?

3 Yes

2 No

Write a SQL query which should fetch the 5th maximum salary of an employee from the table?..

Answer / karthik murugeshan

SELECT B.Salary FROM (SELECT Salary FROM EMP)A,(SELECT
Salary FROM EMP)B
WHERE A.Salary>=B.Salary
GROUP BY B.Salary
HAVING COUNT(B.Salary)=5

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3 Yes

3 No

Write a SQL query which should fetch the 5th maximum salary of an employee from the table?..

Answer / balanandam

select * from((select * from emp order by sal desc where rownum<=5)MINUS(select * from emp order by sal desc where rownum<=4))

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Write a SQL query which should fetch the 5th maximum salary of an employee from the table?..

Answer / dhanu

SELECT DISTINCT SAL FROM EMP E WHERE 5>=(SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT SAL) FROM EMP A WHERE A.SAL<=E.SAL)ORDER BY SAL DESC

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Write a SQL query which should fetch the 5th maximum salary of an employee from the table?..

Answer / sreenivasa

SELECT DEPTNO, ENAME, SAL FROM EMP A WHERE 4 = (SELECT COUNT
(B.SAL) FROM EMP B WHERE A.SAL < B.SAL)

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Write a SQL query which should fetch the 5th maximum salary of an employee from the table?..

Answer / pradeep nagireddy

select *
from(select rownum r,sal from emp order by sal desc)
where rownum = 5;

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Write a SQL query which should fetch the 5th maximum salary of an employee from the table?..

Answer / srcreddy

select* from
(select rownum rank,ename,sal from emp order by sal desc) where rank=5;

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