Use DENSE_RANK() to get the top rank
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SQL> -- create demo table
SQL> create table Employee(
2 ID VARCHAR2(4 BYTE) NOT NULL,
3 First_Name VARCHAR2(20 BYTE),
4 Last_Name VARCHAR2(20 BYTE),
5 Start_Date DATE,
6 End_Date DATE,
7 Salary Number(8,2),
8 City VARCHAR2(20 BYTE),
9 Description VARCHAR2(80 BYTE)
10 )
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Table created.
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SQL> -- prepare data
SQL> insert into Employee(ID, First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date, End_Date, Salary, City, Description)
2 values ('01','Jason', 'Martin', to_date('19960725','YYYYMMDD'), to_date('20060725','YYYYMMDD'), 1234.56, 'Toronto', 'Programmer')
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1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(ID, First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date, End_Date, Salary, City, Description)
2 values('02','Alison', 'Mathews', to_date('19760321','YYYYMMDD'), to_date('19860221','YYYYMMDD'), 2234.78, 'Vancouver','Tester')
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1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(ID, First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date, End_Date, Salary, City, Description)
2 values('03','James', 'Smith', to_date('19781212','YYYYMMDD'), to_date('19900315','YYYYMMDD'), 2324.78, 'Vancouver','Tester')
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1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(ID, First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date, End_Date, Salary, City, Description)
2 values('04','Celia', 'Rice', to_date('19821024','YYYYMMDD'), to_date('19990421','YYYYMMDD'), 3334.78, 'Vancouver','Manager')
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1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(ID, First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date, End_Date, Salary, City, Description)
2 values('05','Robert', 'Black', to_date('19840115','YYYYMMDD'), to_date('19980808','YYYYMMDD'), 4334.78, 'Vancouver','Tester')
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1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(ID, First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date, End_Date, Salary, City, Description)
2 values('06','Linda', 'Green', to_date('19870730','YYYYMMDD'), to_date('19960104','YYYYMMDD'), 5334.78,'New York', 'Tester')
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1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(ID, First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date, End_Date, Salary, City, Description)
2 values('07','David', 'Larry', to_date('19901231','YYYYMMDD'), to_date('19980212','YYYYMMDD'), 6334.78,'New York', 'Manager')
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1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(ID, First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date, End_Date, Salary, City, Description)
2 values('08','James', 'Cat', to_date('19960917','YYYYMMDD'), to_date('20020415','YYYYMMDD'), 7334.78,'Vancouver', 'Tester')
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1 row created.
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SQL> -- display data in the table
SQL> select * from Employee
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ID FIRST_NAME LAST_NAME START_DAT END_DATE SALARY CITY DESCRIPTION
---- -------------------- -------------------- --------- --------- ---------- -------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
01 Jason Martin 25-JUL-96 25-JUL-06 1234.56 Toronto Programmer
02 Alison Mathews 21-MAR-76 21-FEB-86 2234.78 Vancouver Tester
03 James Smith 12-DEC-78 15-MAR-90 2324.78 Vancouver Tester
04 Celia Rice 24-OCT-82 21-APR-99 3334.78 Vancouver Manager
05 Robert Black 15-JAN-84 08-AUG-98 4334.78 Vancouver Tester
06 Linda Green 30-JUL-87 04-JAN-96 5334.78 New York Tester
07 David Larry 31-DEC-90 12-FEB-98 6334.78 New York Manager
08 James Cat 17-SEP-96 15-APR-02 7334.78 Vancouver Tester
8 rows selected.
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SQL> SELECT id, first_name, salary,
2 DENSE_RANK() OVER(ORDER BY salary desc) toprank
3 FROM employee;
ID FIRST_NAME SALARY TOPRANK
---- -------------------- ---------- ----------
08 James 7334.78 1
07 David 6334.78 2
06 Linda 5334.78 3
05 Robert 4334.78 4
04 Celia 3334.78 5
03 James 2324.78 6
02 Alison 2234.78 7
01 Jason 1234.56 8
8 rows selected.
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SQL> -- clean the table
SQL> drop table Employee
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Table dropped.
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