SELECT s1.emp_no, s1.salary
FROM salaries AS s1
JOIN
(SELECT salary
FROM salaries
WHERE to_date='9999-01-01'
GROUP BY salary
ORDER BY salary DESC
LIMIT 1 OFFSET 1) AS s2
ON s1.salary = s2.salary
WHERE to_date='9999-01-01';
SELECT s1.emp_no, s1.salary
FROM salaries AS s1
JOIN
(SELECT salary
FROM salaries
WHERE to_date='9999-01-01'
GROUP BY salary
ORDER BY salary DESC
LIMIT 1 OFFSET 1) AS s2
ON s1.salary = s2.salary
WHERE to_date='9999-01-01';