Scenario SQL Question
Cumulative % of Department Salary Budget
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Problem Statement
Within each department, order employees by salary DESC and compute the cumulative salary and cumulative percentage of the department's total salary expense (rounded to 2). This shows how few top earners make up most of the cost. Return department_name, first_name, last_name, salary, cumulative_salary, cumulative_pct — ordered by department_name, salary DESC, employee_id.
Relevant Tables
employeesdepartments
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