second lowest salary

How to find Second lowest salary in SQL Server.

To find the second lowest salary , We can use similar methods to those used for finding the second highest salary, but with adjustments for ascending order.

Method 1: Using DISTINCT with ORDER BY

This method works well for finding the second distinct lowest salary.It selects the top salary that is less than the maximum salary in the table, effectively giving you the second highest salary.

Method 2: Using the ROW_NUMBER() Function

This method is effective even if there are duplicate salaries, and you want to rank them.The ROW_NUMBER() function ranks salaries in ascending order. You then filter for the second rank.