ADVANCED SQL 🔥 Second Highest Salary Problem | 4 Approaches Explained Step-by-Step

In this video, you’ll learn how to find the *Second Highest Distinct Salary* in SQL using 4 different approaches, with clear explanations and interview-focused thinking. We will cover: ✅ Problem understanding and edge cases ✅ Handling duplicate salaries correctly ✅ What to return when second highest doesn’t exist ✅ Approach 1: ORDER BY + OFFSET/FETCH ✅ Approach 2: TOP with Subquery ✅ Approach 3: MAX() with nested MAX() ✅ Approach 4: Window Function using DENSE_RANK() ✅ Interview tips and best practices By the end of this video: • Your SQL ranking concepts will be strong • You’ll know multiple ways to solve the same problem • You’ll be ready for SQL interview questions • Your analytical thinking will improve 🎯 Perfect for: SQL beginners Data Analyst aspirants Data Engineers SQL interview preparation Anyone preparing for product-based companies 👉 Try all approaches yourself 👉 Compare performance 👉 Share with your SQL learning group Visit http://www.bigdatayatra.com All views are my own. --Create and insert statements CREATE TABLE Employee ( emp_id INT, emp_name VARCHAR(50), salary INT ); --truncate table Employee INSERT INTO Employee VALUES (1, 'A', 100), (2, 'B', 200), (3, 'C', 300), (4, 'D', 300), (5, 'E', 150);