How to find fifth highest salary in a single query in SQL Server

Question

How to find fifth highest salary in a single query in SQL Server

Answer 1

In SQL Server 2005 & 2008, create a ranked subselect query, then add a where clause where the rank = 5.

select
  *
from
(
  Select
    SalesOrderID, CustomerID, Row_Number() Over (Order By SalesOrderID) as RunningCount
  From
    Sales.SalesOrderHeader
  Where
    SalesOrderID > 10000
  Order By
    SalesOrderID 
) ranked
where 
  RunningCount = 5