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SQL Second Highest Without LIMIT
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SQL Second Highest Without LIMIT

EasySQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

Write a SQL query to find the second highest salary in a given department without using the LIMIT clause.

Use the employees table and the department value Claims for this exercise. Treat tied salaries as one salary level.

Output

  1. Return one row containing second_highest_salary.
  2. Include only the second highest distinct salary among Claims employees.
  3. Return no rows when the department has fewer than two distinct salaries.

Schema

employees
ColumnTypeDescription
employee_idPKINTUnique employee identifier
employee_nameVARCHAR(100)Employee name
departmentVARCHAR(50)Employee department
salaryNUMERIC(12,2)Annual employee salary
Tablesemployees
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