It will depend. I have had a conversation with HR a few years back because my starting salary low as a frontline worker (I was working at a front desk job), and his explaination was that if I ever transition to a managing role in a non-related field from a frontliner and if the previous company is willing to provide you with a reference, you might be able to start off with a pay in the management level if you get the job rather than scaling off from your frontline pay. However, if it's another entry level role, your pay will likely be scaled according to your previous pay unless you have relevant experience you can bring from your past workplace. If your workplace knows they can get away with paying you lower, they will do so.

Let us know how long you have been in the workforce, add maybe a short description of your previous contract job, talk about the current position you are applying to as well as where you graduated from so we have more to be able to help you. However, you should expect to be lowballed for most entry level jobs given the current climate and the number of competitors you are facing (many fresh grads now since it's June).