SELECT MAX(Salary) From Employee
WHERE Salary < ( SELECT Max(Salary) FROM 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;SELECT E.Employers_name, E.dep_number, E.salary
FROM Employers E
WHERE 1 = (SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT salary)
FROM Employers B
WHERE B.salary > E.salary AND E.dep_number = B.dep_number)
group by E.dep_number