The New York City Council is poised to ring in 2026 by giving itself a meaty pay raise, hiking the salary for rank-and-file members from $148,500 to $172,500.

But wait, there’s more: That pay is the basis for the taxpayer-guaranteed, state-tax-exempt pension most council members get after they leave.

And that’s on top of the city-issued, zero-premium, zero-deductible health-insurance coverage that council members — and their dependents — receive, often into retirement.

The term “gold-plated” doesn’t do justice to this perks package. “Diamond-encrusted,” perhaps?

Plans for a pay raise didn’t seem to come up in the just-concluded election season.

But now that the ballots are counted, the cake appears to be baked: 31 of the council’s 51 members, led by Queens Councilwoman Nantasha Williams, are sponsoring the bill.

The council aimed to pass it before year’s end — until members realized that would violate the City Charter.

So Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani could see the measure on his desk as soon........

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