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176. Second Highest Salary

Problem Overview

Second Highest Salary is a unknown-difficulty LeetCode problem. This is a common Database pattern in coding interviews. Study the solution below and note the time and space complexity before attempting variations on your own.

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176.sql
MySQL
/* Write your T-SQL query statement below */
SELECT  MAX(salary) AS SecondHighestSalary
FROM Employee
WHERE salary < (
SELECT  MAX(salary)
FROM Employee);
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