# 184ms
select min(aa.Salary) from
(select distinct Salary from employee order by Salary desc limit N) as aa
where
(select count(distinct Salary) from employee) >= N
or
# 188ms
select aa.Salary as ass from
(select distinct Salary from employee order by Salary desc limit N) as aa
where
(select count(distinct Salary) from employee) >= N
order by ass
limit 1