select d.dept_no, s.emp_no, salary as maxsalary from dept_emp d, salaries s where d.emp_no = s.emp_no and d.to_date = '9999-01-01' and s.to_date = '9999-01-01' and salary = ( select max(salary) from dept_emp dd, salaries ss where dd.emp_no = ss.emp_no and dd.to_date = '9999-01-01' and ss.to_date = '9999-01-01' and dd.dept_no = d.dept_no group by dd.dept_no ) order by d.dept_no