PostgreSQL Basic SELECT Statement: Get the average salary and number of employees are working

8. Write a query to get the average salary and number of employees are working.

Sample Solution:

Code:

SELECT AVG(salary), COUNT(*) 
FROM employees;

Sample table: employees

Output:

pg_exercises=# SELECT AVG(salary), COUNT(*)
pg_exercises-# FROM employees;
          avg          | count
-----------------------+-------
 6461.6822429906542056 |   107
(1 row)

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