Second to One

A medium SQL interview practice problem on DataDriven. Write and execute real sql code with instant grading.

Domain

SQL

Difficulty

medium

Seniority

junior

Problem

A compensation review is comparing pay bands across departments. For each department, find the second highest salary, counting everyone who shares a pay figure as a single level, and list the departments alphabetically.

Summary

Across every team, the pay figure that sits just shy of the summit.

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