Arcesium's compensation analytics team needs to identify the third-highest distinct salary in an employee dataset. Write a PostgreSQL query that returns exactly one salary value.
NULL.Use only the employees table. Do not return employee details or calculate the result procedurally.
| Column | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| employee_idPK | INT | Unique employee identifier |
| employee_name | VARCHAR(100) | Employee's name |
| salary | NUMERIC(12,2) | Annual salary in USD |