Nth max salary in Oracle

Question

To find out the Nth max sal in oracle i\'m using below query

SELECT DISTINCE sal 
FROM emp a 
WHERE (
       SELECT COUNT(DISTINCE sal) 
       FROM emp b 
          


        

Answer 1

Try this one :

Select sal 
From (Select rownum as rank, empno,ename,sal
      From (Select * 
            From emp order by sal desc)
      ) 
where rank=2;

Just add the number as rank which will give you nth highest salary.