Hard
CTE
Top Earner Per Department (CTE)
Using a CTE, find the highest-paid employee in each department. Return columns: department_id, first_name, last_name, max_salary. Order results by: e.department_id.
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Challenge overview
What you will practice
Using a CTE, find the highest-paid employee in each department. Return columns: department_id, first_name, last_name, max_salary. Order results by: e.department_id.
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- SQL concept
- CTE
Public schema and sample data
departments
| id INTEGER | name TEXT | budget REAL | location TEXT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engineering | 1500000 | New York |
| 2 | Marketing | 800000 | London |
| 3 | Sales | 600000 | Chicago |
employees
| id INTEGER | first_name TEXT | last_name TEXT | email TEXT | department_id INTEGER | salary REAL | hire_date TEXT | manager_id INTEGER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alice | Johnson | alice@corp.com | 1 | 95000 | 2019-03-15 | NULL |
| 2 | Bob | Smith | bob@corp.com | 1 | 85000 | 2020-06-01 | 1 |
| 3 | Carol | Williams | carol@corp.com | 2 | 72000 | 2018-11-20 | NULL |