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SQL SUM() Function

The SQL SUM() function returns the total sum of a numeric column. 
SQL SUM() Function - The Coding Shala

SQL SUM() Syntax

The basic syntax of SQL SUM() is as follows - 

SELECT SUM(column_name)  
 FROM table_name  
 WHERE condition;

The following 'emp' table is used for the examples - 

 emp_id     emp_name     city     dept_no     salary  
 1          Akshay        Pune      101       50000  
 3          Nikhil        Pune      101       51000  
 5          Mohit         Delhi     103       40000  
 6          Shubham       Surat     105       42000  
 7          Akash         Mumbai    106       45000 

SQL SUM() Example

The following SQL query will return the total salary of all the employees using the SQL SUM() Function - 

 SQL >> select sum(salary) as 'Total Salary'   
        from emp;  
 
Output >>   
 Total Salary  
 228000  

The following SQL query will return the total salary of employees who are from the same city using the SQL SUM() - 

SQL >> select city, sum(salary) as 'Total Salary'   
        from emp  
        group by city;  

 Output >>   
 city     Total Salary  
 Delhi       40000  
 Mumbai      45000  
 Pune       101000  
 Surat      42000 



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