ClickHouse/docs/en/sql-reference/aggregate-functions/reference/argmin.md
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# argMin
Calculates the `arg` value for a minimum `val` value. If there are several different values of `arg` for minimum values of `val`, returns the first of these values encountered.
**Syntax**
``` sql
argMin(arg, val)
```
**Arguments**
- `arg` — Argument.
- `val` — Value.
**Returned value**
- `arg` value that corresponds to minimum `val` value.
Type: matches `arg` type.
**Example**
Input table:
``` text
┌─user─────┬─salary─┐
│ director │ 5000 │
│ manager │ 3000 │
│ worker │ 1000 │
└──────────┴────────┘
```
Query:
``` sql
SELECT argMin(user, salary) FROM salary
```
Result:
``` text
┌─argMin(user, salary)─┐
│ worker │
└──────────────────────┘
```