How to find third or nᵗʰ maximum salary from salary table?

Question

How to find third or n^th maximum salary from salary table(EmpID, EmpName, EmpSalary) in optimized way?

Answer 1

Select TOP 1 Salary as '3rd Highest Salary' from (SELECT DISTINCT TOP 3 Salary from Employee ORDER BY Salary DESC) a ORDER BY Salary ASC;

I am showing 3rd highest salary