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The document discusses different SQL queries to find the nth highest salary from a table of employee salaries. It shows methods to find the 2nd and 3rd highest salaries using CTEs with DENSE_RANK and ROW_NUMBER window functions.

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SQL Interview Question

The document discusses different SQL queries to find the nth highest salary from a table of employee salaries. It shows methods to find the 2nd and 3rd highest salaries using CTEs with DENSE_RANK and ROW_NUMBER window functions.

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Nth highest salary

select TOP 1 salary from


(select DIstinct top 3 salary
from employees
Order by salary Desc)
Result
Order By Salary

-- CTE -- 2ND HIGHEST SALARY

with Result AS
{
Select Salary, DENSE_RANK() OVER (Order by Salary Desc) as Denserank
from Emplyees
}
Select TOP 1 Salary
From Result
Where RESULT.DENSERANK = 2

-- --------------row nuMBER FUNCTION , doesnt work with duplicate values

wITH Result As
{
Select Salary, ROW_NUMBER() over (Order by Salary DESC) as RoweNumber
From Employees
}
select top 1 Salary
From RESULT
wHERE RESULT.ROWNUMBER=3

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