How can I select the record with the 2nd highest salary in database Oracle?

Question

Suppose I have a table employee with id, user_name, salary. How can I select the record with the 2nd highest salary in Oracle?

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Answer 1

This query works in SQL*PLUS to find out the 2nd Highest Salary -

SELECT * FROM EMP
WHERE SAL = (SELECT MAX(SAL) FROM EMP
WHERE SAL < (SELECT MAX(SAL) FROM EMP));

This is double sub-query.

I hope this helps you..