IntermediateWindow Functions
Compute quartiles with NTILE
The query
SQL
SELECT
first_name,
last_name,
dept_id,
salary,
NTILE(4) OVER (PARTITION BY dept_id ORDER BY salary) AS quartile,
CASE NTILE(4) OVER (PARTITION BY dept_id ORDER BY salary)
WHEN 1 THEN 'Bottom 25%'
WHEN 2 THEN '25-50%'
WHEN 3 THEN '50-75%'
WHEN 4 THEN 'Top 25%'
END AS salary_quartile_label
FROM employees
WHERE status = 'active'
ORDER BY dept_id, salary;Note
“NTILE per department shows relative salary position within each dept, not company-wide.