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Second Highest Value SQL

EasySQL · PostgreSQL00:00
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Problem

Write a query to find the second highest value in a specific column.

Use employee_compensation.annual_salary as the target column and treat duplicate salary values as one distinct value. Return NULL if fewer than two distinct non-NULL salary values exist.

Output

  1. Return one row with one column named second_highest_salary.
  2. Return the second distinct highest value from annual_salary.

Schema

employee_compensation
ColumnTypeDescription
employee_idPKINTUnique employee identifier
employee_nameVARCHAR(100)Employee name
annual_salaryDECIMAL(12,2)Annual salary amount
Tablesemployee_compensation
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