SQL Exercise: Salary of FRANK if his salary is equal to max_sal

SQL employee Database: Exercise-58 with Solution

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58. From the following table, write a SQL query to find the name and salary of the employee FRANK. Salary should be equal to the maximum salary within his or her salary group.

Sample table: employees

Sample table: salary_grade

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Sample Solution:

SELECT e.emp_name,
       e.salary
FROM employees e,
     salary_grade s
WHERE e.emp_name = 'FRANK'
  AND e.salary BETWEEN s.min_sal AND s.max_sal
  AND e.salary = s.max_sal ;

Sample Output:

 emp_name | salary
----------+---------
 FRANK    | 3100.00
(1 row)

Explanation:

The "WHERE" clause restricts the results to employees whose name is 'FRANK' and whose salary falls within a salary grade range by using the "BETWEEN" operator to compare the employee's salary to the minimum and maximum salaries of the salary grade.

The query then filters the results to employees whose salary is equal to the maximum salary of the salary grade.

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Sample Database: employee

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