Yes fair enough, Foxy, all should be treated with the same dignity; and if they choose to employ non native speakers in the first place, they should be treated well ,while not expecting to receive the same wage as Western FT's .

I agree with you in general re salary. However, there are always exceptions, though they will be few and far between.

We mustn't forget that it's the parents of students who expect certain criteria, and ultimately decide how much an FT is worth. I personally don't believe an English second language FT should be worth a lot.

What you say is true in general. However, many Chinese parents know little about teaching and are racist.
Another thing is that you DO get 2nd language EFL teachers looking for big bucks coz they have a master's degree. Yet their resumes aren't composed in perfect English, which they damn well should be! You can see many instances of this if you check out the resumes section of this board. I question the ability of many Chinese employers to spot that. In contrast, native speakers of English who are employers can spot that at once.
Even some native speakers who are very well qualified post-grad-wise can't write perfect resumes nor spell well. I had tried to post examples of this on the board, taken from the resumes section, but the board mods chucked all of them out!
Fact is, there are too many academically well-qualified expats whose English isn't up to scratch with entitlement mentalities after inflated salaries working in EFL in China!