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Select top 10 highest paid employees

The query

SQL
SELECT first_name, last_name, salary
FROM employees
ORDER BY salary DESC
LIMIT 10;
Tested against PostgreSQL 16

Note

“LIMIT restricts the number of rows returned. ORDER BY DESC sorts highest first.

Tables referenced

  • employees10 cols

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Compiled for Postgres 16 · MMXXVI