Gov. Cuomo said Wednesday that he’s considering a long-sought pay raise for members of the Legislature and top state officials as part of a new budget accord.

“I’ve supported a pay raise. We had a commission in the past that was going to do a pay raise. that didn’t work out.” Cuomo said at a wide-ranging press briefing in the state capital.

Legislators earn a base salary of $79,500, a figure that hasn’t changed since 1999.

Agency commissioners, whose salaries are set by state law, also haven’t had a raise since then.

“I desperately need a pay raise for the employees in the executive chamber, the executive agencies, to be competitive. We’re trying to get quality people into state government and frankly we are wholly noncompetitive,” the governor said.

“So I’ve said for years that I support raising the pay for the executive officials and for the legislative branch. I’ve also said if they do their constitutional duty and I’ve always said the number one constitutional duty is passing a budget on time,” he added.

Cuomo said a pay raise would be off the table if the Legislature fails to approve the new $168 billion state budget by the April 1 deadline.

But pay hikes are in the spring air.

“What we’re talking about is an independent commission that would make a determination,” he said.

Democrats who control the state Assembly have been leading the charge for higher salaries.

“I would hope it’s in the budget. It’s been 20 years in the making. It’s about time!” said Assemblyman Gary Pretlow (D-Mt. Vernon). “I don’t know who would be opposed to it.”

Many legislators expected a pay hike two years ago, when a salary commission appointed by Cuomo appeared ready to recommend it.

But things fell apart when the governor insisted on adding a restriction to outside income and no raise was approved.

That’s been a sore point for lawmakers ever since — especially between Cuomo and fellow Democrats.

“Number one ask for the Assembly is the pay raise,” said one Albany insider.

Another source said, “The Assembly is definitely pushing it. There are unhappy members.”

New York City Council members voted themselves a 32 percent pay hike in 2016, boosting their salary from $112,500 to $148,500.

But they also imposed a limit on outside income.

If there is an agreement on a pay hike, it would have to be approved before 2019, the start of the next two-year legislative term.

Legislators are barred from voting themselves raises in their current terms.