{"id":611,"date":"2016-04-18T03:34:24","date_gmt":"2016-04-18T03:34:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sqltutorial.org\/?page_id=611"},"modified":"2025-02-07T20:31:18","modified_gmt":"2025-02-08T03:31:18","slug":"sql-limit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sqltutorial.org\/sql-limit\/","title":{"rendered":"SQL LIMIT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Summary<\/strong>: in this tutorial, you&#8217;ll learn to use the SQL <code>LIMIT<\/code> clause to limit the number of rows returned from a query.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='introduction-to-sql-limit-clause'>Introduction to SQL LIMIT clause <a href=\"#introduction-to-sql-limit-clause\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"introduction-to-sql-limit-clause\" title=\"Anchor for Introduction to SQL LIMIT clause\">#<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To limit the number of rows returned by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqltutorial.org\/sql-select\/\">SELECT<\/a> statement, you use the <code>LIMIT<\/code> and <code>OFFSET<\/code>\u00a0clauses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s the syntax of <code>LIMIT<\/code> &amp; <code>OFFSET<\/code> clauses:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-1\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span>\n  column_list\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span>\n  table1\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ORDER<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">BY<\/span>\n  column_list\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">LIMIT<\/span>\n  <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">row_count<\/span>\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">OFFSET<\/span>\n  row_to_skip;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-1\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>In this syntax:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <code>LIMIT row_count<\/code> determines the number of rows (<code>row_count<\/code>) returned by the query.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <code>OFFSET row_to_skip<\/code> clause skips the <code><code>row_to_skip<\/code><\/code> rows before beginning to return the rows.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The <code>OFFSET<\/code>\u00a0clause\u00a0is optional. If you omit it, the query will return the <code>row_count<\/code> rows from the first row returned by the <code>SELECT<\/code> clause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you use the <code>LIMIT<\/code> clause,\u00a0it is important to use an <code><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqltutorial.org\/sql-order-by\/\">ORDER BY<\/a><\/code> clause to ensure the order of rows in the result set.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not all database systems support the <code>LIMIT<\/code> clause. Therefore, the <code>LIMIT<\/code> clause is available only in some database systems such as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mysqltutorial.org\/mysql-limit.aspx\">MySQL<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.postgresqltutorial.com\/postgresql-limit\/\">PostgreSQL<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sqlitetutorial.net\/sqlite-limit\/\">SQLite<\/a>, Sybase SQL Anywhere, and HSQLDB.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you use SQL Server, you can use the <code><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqlservertutorial.net\/sql-server-basics\/sql-server-select-top\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SELECT TOP<\/a><\/code> instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='sql-limit-clause-examples'>SQL LIMIT clause examples <a href=\"#sql-limit-clause-examples\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"sql-limit-clause-examples\" title=\"Anchor for SQL LIMIT clause examples\">#<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ll use the <code>employees<\/code> table in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqltutorial.org\/sql-sample-database\/\">sample database<\/a> to demonstrate the <code>LIMIT<\/code>clause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"169\" height=\"273\" class=\"wp-image-237\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sqltutorial.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/employees.png\" alt=\"employees_table\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='limiting-the-number-of-rows-to-return'>Limiting the number of rows to return <a href=\"#limiting-the-number-of-rows-to-return\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"limiting-the-number-of-rows-to-return\" title=\"Anchor for Limiting the number of rows to return\">#<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The following query uses the <code>LIMIT<\/code> clause to return the first five employees sorted by first names:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-2\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span>\n  employee_id,\n  first_name,\n  last_name\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span>\n  employees\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ORDER<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">BY<\/span>\n  first_name\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">LIMIT<\/span>\n  <span class=\"hljs-number\">5<\/span>;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-2\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqltutorial.org\/playground\/?q=U0VMRUNUIGVtcGxveWVlX2lkLCBmaXJzdF9uYW1lLCBsYXN0X25hbWUgRlJPTSBlbXBsb3llZXMgT1JERVIgQlkgZmlyc3RfbmFtZSBMSU1JVCA1Ow%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Try it<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"583\" height=\"235\" class=\"wp-image-614\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sqltutorial.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/SQL-LIMIT-5-example.png\" alt=\"SQL LIMIT 5 example\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sqltutorial.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/SQL-LIMIT-5-example.png 583w, https:\/\/www.sqltutorial.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/SQL-LIMIT-5-example-300x121.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 583px) 100vw, 583px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='using-an-offset'>Using an offset <a href=\"#using-an-offset\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"using-an-offset\" title=\"Anchor for Using an offset\">#<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The following query uses both <code>LIMIT<\/code> and <code>OFFSET<\/code> clauses to return five rows starting from the 4th row:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-3\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span>\n  employee_id,\n  first_name,\n  last_name\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span>\n  employees\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ORDER<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">BY<\/span>\n  first_name\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">LIMIT<\/span>\n  <span class=\"hljs-number\">5<\/span>\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">OFFSET<\/span>\n  <span class=\"hljs-number\">3<\/span>;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-3\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqltutorial.org\/playground\/?q=U0VMRUNUIGVtcGxveWVlX2lkLCBmaXJzdF9uYW1lLCBsYXN0X25hbWUgRlJPTSBlbXBsb3llZXMgT1JERVIgQlkgZmlyc3RfbmFtZSBMSU1JVCA1IE9GRlNFVCAzOw%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Try it<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"575\" height=\"237\" class=\"wp-image-616\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sqltutorial.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/SQL-LIMIT-OFFSET-example.png\" alt=\"SQL LIMIT OFFSET example\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sqltutorial.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/SQL-LIMIT-OFFSET-example.png 575w, https:\/\/www.sqltutorial.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/SQL-LIMIT-OFFSET-example-300x124.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='retrieving-the-top-n-rows-with-the-highest-or-lowest-value'>Retrieving the top N rows with the highest or lowest value <a href=\"#retrieving-the-top-n-rows-with-the-highest-or-lowest-value\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"retrieving-the-top-n-rows-with-the-highest-or-lowest-value\" title=\"Anchor for Retrieving the top N rows with the highest or lowest value\">#<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can use the <code>LIMIT<\/code> clause to get the top N rows with the highest or lowest value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, the following query retrieves the top five employees with the highest salaries.<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-4\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span>\n  employee_id,\n  first_name,\n  last_name,\n  salary\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span>\n  employees\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ORDER<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">BY<\/span>\n  salary <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">DESC<\/span>\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">LIMIT<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-number\">5<\/span>;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-4\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqltutorial.org\/playground\/?q=U0VMRUNUIGVtcGxveWVlX2lkLCBmaXJzdF9uYW1lLCBsYXN0X25hbWUsIHNhbGFyeSBGUk9NIGVtcGxveWVlcyBPUkRFUiBCWSBzYWxhcnkgREVTQyBMSU1JVCA1Ow%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Try it<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"130\" class=\"wp-image-617\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sqltutorial.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/SQL-LIMIT-top-5-highest-salary.png\" alt=\"SQL LIMIT top 5 highest salary\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>How the query works:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>First, the <code><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqltutorial.org\/sql-order-by\/\">ORDER BY<\/a><\/code> clause sorts the employees by salary in descending order.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Second, the <code>LIMIT<\/code> clause returns five rows from the top of the result set.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To get the top five employees with the lowest salary, you sort the employees by salary in the ascending order instead:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-5\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span>\n  employee_id,\n  first_name,\n  last_name,\n  salary\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span>\n  employees\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ORDER<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">BY<\/span>\n  salary\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">LIMIT<\/span>\n  <span class=\"hljs-number\">5<\/span>;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-5\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqltutorial.org\/playground\/?q=U0VMRUNUIGVtcGxveWVlX2lkLCBmaXJzdF9uYW1lLCBsYXN0X25hbWUsIHNhbGFyeSBGUk9NIGVtcGxveWVlcyBPUkRFUiBCWSBzYWxhcnkgTElNSVQgNTs%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Try it<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Output:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"301\" height=\"133\" class=\"wp-image-618\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sqltutorial.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/SQL-LIMIT-top-5-lowest-salary.png\" alt=\"SQL LIMIT top 5 lowest salary\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sqltutorial.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/SQL-LIMIT-top-5-lowest-salary.png 301w, https:\/\/www.sqltutorial.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/SQL-LIMIT-top-5-lowest-salary-300x133.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 301px) 100vw, 301px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='getting-the-rows-with-the-nth-highest-value'>Getting the rows with the N<sup>th<\/sup> highest value <a href=\"#getting-the-rows-with-the-nth-highest-value\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"getting-the-rows-with-the-nth-highest-value\" title=\"Anchor for Getting the rows with the N&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;\/sup&gt; highest value\">#<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Suppose you have to get employees who have the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> highest salary in the company. To do so, you use the\u00a0<code>LIMIT\u00a0OFFSET<\/code> clauses as follows.<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-6\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span>\n  employee_id,\n  first_name,\n  last_name,\n  salary\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span>\n  employees\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ORDER<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">BY<\/span>\n  salary <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">DESC<\/span>\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">LIMIT<\/span>\n  <span class=\"hljs-number\">1<\/span>\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">OFFSET<\/span>\n  <span class=\"hljs-number\">1<\/span>;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-6\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqltutorial.org\/playground\/?q=U0VMRUNUIGVtcGxveWVlX2lkLCBmaXJzdF9uYW1lLCBsYXN0X25hbWUsIHNhbGFyeSBGUk9NIGVtcGxveWVlcyBPUkRFUiBCWSBzYWxhcnkgREVTQyBMSU1JVCAxIE9GRlNFVCAxOw%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Try it<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Output:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-7\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\"> employee_id | first_name | last_name |  salary\n<span class=\"hljs-comment\">-------------+------------+-----------+----------<\/span>\n         101 | Neena      | Kochhar   | 17000.00<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-7\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>How the query works:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <code>ORDER BY<\/code> clause sorts the employees by salary in descending order.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <code>LIMIT 1 OFFSET 1<\/code> clause gets the second row from the result set.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This query works with the assumption that every employee has a different salary. It will fail if two employees have the same 2<sup>nd<\/sup> highest salary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, if two or more employees have the same 2<sup>nd<\/sup> highest salary, the query returns only the first one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To fix this issue, you can get the second highest salary first using the following statement:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-8\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">DISTINCT<\/span>\n  salary\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span>\n  employees\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ORDER<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">BY<\/span>\n  salary <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">DESC<\/span>\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">LIMIT<\/span>\n  <span class=\"hljs-number\">1<\/span>\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">OFFSET<\/span>\n  <span class=\"hljs-number\">1<\/span>;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-8\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqltutorial.org\/playground\/?q=U0VMRUNUIERJU1RJTkNUIHNhbGFyeSBGUk9NIGVtcGxveWVlcyBPUkRFUiBCWSBzYWxhcnkgREVTQyBMSU1JVCAxIE9GRlNFVCAxOw%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Try it<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Result:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-9\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\">  salary\n<span class=\"hljs-comment\">----------<\/span>\n 17000.00<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-9\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>And pass the result to another query:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-10\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span>\n  employee_id,\n  first_name,\n  last_name,\n  salary\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span>\n  employees\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">WHERE<\/span>\n  salary = <span class=\"hljs-number\">17000<\/span>;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-10\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqltutorial.org\/playground\/?q=U0VMRUNUIGVtcGxveWVlX2lkLCBmaXJzdF9uYW1lLCBsYXN0X25hbWUsIHNhbGFyeSBGUk9NIGVtcGxveWVlcyBXSEVSRSBzYWxhcnkgPSAxNzAwMDs%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Try it<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Output:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-11\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\"> employee_id | first_name | last_name |  salary\n<span class=\"hljs-comment\">-------------+------------+-----------+----------<\/span>\n         101 | Neena      | Kochhar   | 17000.00\n         102 | Lex        | De Haan   | 17000.00<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-11\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>If you know <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqltutorial.org\/sql-subquery\/\">subquery<\/a>, you can combine both queries into a single query as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-12\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span>\n  employee_id,\n  first_name,\n  last_name,\n  salary\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span>\n  employees\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">WHERE<\/span>\n  salary = (\n    <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">DISTINCT<\/span>\n      salary\n    <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span>\n      employees\n    <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ORDER<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">BY<\/span>\n      salary <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">DESC<\/span>\n    <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">LIMIT<\/span>\n      <span class=\"hljs-number\">1<\/span>\n    <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">OFFSET<\/span>\n      <span class=\"hljs-number\">1<\/span>\n  );<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-12\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p><a 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