Question 8

Table Name: College

Relevant Table: College(Professor (Text), Department (text), Salary (INT))

Professor Department  Salary
John Computer Science 60,000
Van der Mechanical Engineering 57,500
Ackerman Physics 45,000
Suyash Mathematics 52,000
Simrit Computer Science 56,500
Jessica Computer Science 55,000
Jenny Personality Development 50,000

QUERY: Write a Query that returns the top 5 highest earning professors with salaries.

Execute: SELECT Professor, Salary FROM College
                ORDER BY Salary
                 DESC LIMIT 5;

Answer:

Professor Department  Salary
John Computer Science 60,000
Van der Mechanical Engineering 57,500
Simrit Computer Science 56,500
Jessica Computer Science 55,000
Suyash Mathematics 52,000