Scenario SQL Question
Find Top 2 Employees by Salary in Each Department
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Problem Statement
Return the top 2 highest-paid employees in EACH department. If a department has a tie at rank 2, return ALL tied employees (so the result may exceed 2 per department). Show department_id, first_name, last_name, salary, dept_rank — ordered by department_id, dept_rank, employee_id.
Relevant Tables
employees
SQL Concepts Used in This Scenario
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