I would not consult the BLS for accurate information. Most of the data that they use are not accurate, and do not represent the true value of both opt and pharmacy. I recommend Salary.com (which is what most major sites use to do ranking of jobs).
It is useless to compare two different professions though. For one thing, most wages for a pharmacist is guarantee, while some ODs might vary. For example, comparing a business owner to a retail pharmacist does not make sense because the business owner will generally put in more hours. With that being said, independent pharmacist business owners make a lot too. Niches within pharmacy such as nutrition, nuclear, parental, compounding, etc = big money.
For salary.com, my zip code is 10012.
http://swz.salary.com/salarywizard/layoutscripts/swzl_salaryresults.asp?hdKeyword=pharmacist&rdbSearchByOption=0&hdSortBy=0&hdJobCode=HC07000382&hdLocationOption=0&hdViewAllRecords=0&hdJobTitle=Pharmacist%20-%20Retail&hdAjaxDisplaySection1=1&hdAjaxDisplaySection2=0&hdJobCategory=HC04&hdGeoLocation=New%20York,%20NY%2010012&hdOmniNarrowDesc=Healthcare%20--%20Practitioners&hdZipCode=10012&hdOmniTotalJobsFound=7&hdStateMetro=119&op=salswz_psr&txtKeyword=pharmacist&hdSearchByOption=0&hdCurrentPage=1&hdNarrowDesc=Pharmaceuticals&hdJSBoolDisplayAdvertisement=true&hdAjaxKeyword=pharmacist&hdAjaxKeywordWithOR=#pharmacist
http://swz.salary.com/salarywizard/...ptometrists&hdAjaxKeywordWithOR=#optometrists
If you were to look at total compensation (we get compensated with bonuses depending on performance, 2-3+ weeks of paid vacation, employee discounts of 20 percent, employee stock purchasing plan, 401k plan (my company matches the first 6 percent), flex spending account, etc), the pharmacist comes out in my area 2k more. . which is really chump change.
I do know of some opts making more, and some making less than pharmacists in other areas. It definitely depends on the market. I conclude that pretty much, our salary is the same. . ., although you guys might have more private practices out there.