Based on the data from in-situ 102 rock-socketed test piles in Chongqing in recent 10 years and utilizing the limit state equation of the dimensionless random variables,the reliability analysis of the bearing capacity of rock-socketed single pile is made and the scope of the target reliability of rock-socketed piles in Chongqing is calculated with both JC method and Monte-Carlo method respectively.Furthermore,the target index of reliability is suggested.Finally,the concept of reliability coefficient(to replace the load partial factor and the resistance partial factor) is given and the bearing capacity of the single pile is determined by utilizing optimization method.Besides,the practical limit state design equation using reliability coefficient is put forward for its advantage of incarnating the simple and practical principle and being easy mastered and understood by the designers.