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Find employees with salary greater than 60000

The query

SQL
SELECT first_name, last_name, salary, job_title
FROM employees
WHERE salary > 60000
ORDER BY salary DESC;
Tested against PostgreSQL 16

Note

“Basic comparison operators: >, <, >=, <=, =, != (or <>)

Tables referenced

  • employees10 cols

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Compiled for Postgres 16 · MMXXVI