How to Find the Second Highest Salary in SQL | Data Analyst Interview Prep
In this video, we solve one of the most common SQL interview questions:
“How do you find the second highest salary from a table?”
I’ll walk you through:
✅ Subquery method (MAX with condition)
✅ ORDER BY with LIMIT/OFFSET
✅ Window function using DENSE_RANK
This is a classic SQL interview question asked in Data Analyst, Data Scientist, and Business Intelligence interviews.
By the end, you’ll not only know 3 different solutions, but also understand their pros and cons.
💡 Challenge: Try writing a query for the 3rd highest salary and drop it in the comments!
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