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Interview Core Track · Hard · 35 min

Second-highest Salary

Google wants a trend check for second-highest salary. Return the second-highest salary amount in the table as second_highest_salary.

Interview Core Track
Hard
35 min
query basics
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aggregation

Company labels are directional practice context, not official interview guidance.

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Practice query basics through a Google-tagged business scenario.

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Use this track to improve speed, edge-case handling, and accuracy under timed conditions.

Company context

Company labels are directional practice context, not official interview guidance.

Prereq: query basics
Prereq: filtering

Google wants a trend check for second-highest salary. Return the second-highest salary amount in the table as second_highest_salary.

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