sql with T as ( )

WITH T AS (
SELECT 
    *,
    ROW_NUMBER() OVER (PARTITION BY department_id ORDER BY employee_salary DESC) AS rank_in_dep
FROM employee_salary)
SELECT * FROM T
WHERE rank_in_dep <= 3 
-- Note: When using ROW_NUMBER, each row will have a unique rank number and ranks for tied records are assigned randomly. For exmaple, Rimsha and Tiah may be rank 2 or 3 in different query runs.